A review by sameen_haque
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

" 𝙷𝚞𝚖𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕'𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚜 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚜 𝚠𝚎'𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎. "

🔴 First with A Man Called Ove, now with Anxious People, Backman has managed to warm my heart to an extent that from now on I'm gonna get & read everything he writes without any second thoughts.

🔴 The book is about an unsuccessful bank robbery that turned into a hostage drama at an apartment viewing but mainly the book is about some Idiots. This book has everything, love, thrill, suspense, humour, lots of emotions and uncountable great quotes and lessons.

🔴 Don't even get me started on the writing style. It was so so different from all the books i've read and it's extremely engaging. At some parts you'll want to stop and take a deep breath to absorb what you just read.

🔴 This book is going to make you laugh really hard and then make you sob as well, by the end you'll find yourself thinking deep and hard about life and the people around you and more specifically about your own self.

🔴 Trust me and just read this book. Cherry on the cake, it has interrogation transcripts and short chapters. I won't stop recommending it ever.

🔴 Anxious People and A Man Called Ove will have a special spot in my life and in my heart forever.