cbhags 's review for:

My Friends by Fredrik Backman

3.75

emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A confusing start, Backman has a choppy way of writing that takes you in 15 directions at once. It took me a second to really get into it, and to understand the point, but when he makes it, it hits. The cast of characters is wild, and each of them had their own distinct personalities. I found myself incredibly annoyed by the FMC, and then remembered she was a teenager and most of them are annoying inherently, and therefore Backman captured a teenage girl surprisingly well.