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My Friends
by Fredrik Backman
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When I started this book, I was absolutely paranoid that this was Fredrik Backman's way of telling us he's dying.
He probably isn't, but based on some recent Facebook posts about his book tour, he may have gotten close enough to scare him. He says he wrote this book like it would be his last because he thought it would be.
As a theoretical last book, it's a good one. It took a second for me to relate to Louisa, but that's because I'm more of a Ted. The quotes about life, death, and grief are as heart-wrenching as all his other books. The man really knows how to make you cry. The frame story is cool; both stories had such compelling characters that I was never bored or anxiously waiting to get back to the other one. Like Louisa, I was not quite ready to hear the end, because I knew it wouldn't be a perfectly happy ending. His endings never are.
I'm grateful that I got to read this one pre-publication, although I would've bought it, anyway.
I received a free Advanced Reader's Copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
He probably isn't, but based on some recent Facebook posts about his book tour, he may have gotten close enough to scare him. He says he wrote this book like it would be his last because he thought it would be.
As a theoretical last book, it's a good one. It took a second for me to relate to Louisa, but that's because I'm more of a Ted. The quotes about life, death, and grief are as heart-wrenching as all his other books. The man really knows how to make you cry. The frame story is cool; both stories had such compelling characters that I was never bored or anxiously waiting to get back to the other one. Like Louisa, I was not quite ready to hear the end, because I knew it wouldn't be a perfectly happy ending. His endings never are.
I'm grateful that I got to read this one pre-publication, although I would've bought it, anyway.
I received a free Advanced Reader's Copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
Nothing is super graphic or disturbing, but you will cry. Could be triggering if you have relevant personal experience, although maybe triggering in a good way.