A review by feliciatarantino
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

4.0

Fredrik Backman has gone and made me fall for his writing once again! As witty and relatable as ever, his story of a group of misfits paired together in an accidental hostage situation during an apartment viewing. This is a funny, heartwarming, poignant story that truly captures the eccentricity of the human experience. Although the story jumped from one character to another quite rapidly, I never felt as though I was losing track of the stories. He did an excellent job of crafting unique personalities for each character and creating a distinguishable voice for each. I loved the interview bits, as infuriating and silly as they might sometimes be - they sort of reminded me of the way they talk in Gilmore Girls! All in all, I was happy to read more of Backman's work!

I received this ARC for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Suicide, and Death of parent