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A review by __whatsrachelreading__
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
5.0
“We're just strangers passing each other, your anxieties briefly brushing against mine as the fibers of our coats touch momentarily on a crowded sidewalk somewhere. We never really know what to do to each other, with each other, for each other.” -Fredik Backman
The story starts with a failed bank robbery that leads to a hostage situation in an apartment. We have the bank robber, two police officers leading the investigation, and the worst hostages ever. Throughout the story we see each characters struggles, connections, and anxieties.
Anxious People has many characters, told in multiple perspectives with many slight time jumps. These are things I generally dislike in a book but Backman had me liking each character and caring about their stories. There were several times where the dialog between characters were underwhelming with corny humor, e.g. the interviews. Overall I enjoyed this book and would recommend as a feel-good, thought provoking novel that can almost read as a self help book.
The story starts with a failed bank robbery that leads to a hostage situation in an apartment. We have the bank robber, two police officers leading the investigation, and the worst hostages ever. Throughout the story we see each characters struggles, connections, and anxieties.
Anxious People has many characters, told in multiple perspectives with many slight time jumps. These are things I generally dislike in a book but Backman had me liking each character and caring about their stories. There were several times where the dialog between characters were underwhelming with corny humor, e.g. the interviews. Overall I enjoyed this book and would recommend as a feel-good, thought provoking novel that can almost read as a self help book.