sheryl_macca 's review for:

Things My Son Needs to Know about the World by Fredrik Backman

4.0

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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Parenthood is absolutely not my thing but Fredrik Backman very much is so I gave this a go. Its a memoir told through letters from father to son, lessons on life. Letters like 'IKEA' and 'Stuff' are hilarious and only indirectly about parenting but then a chapter like 'Soccer' comes along, is directly about fatherhood but is relatable anyway and its completely beautiful because that's the only way Backman can write.