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A review by wanderingbean
The Winners by Fredrik Backman
2.0
I normally really enjoy Fredrik Backman's books, but this one was not a winner for me. First off, the book is gigantic-it clocks in at 688 pages and gets to be absolutely tedious with the overwrought emotions of every single character that has ever graced the series. Just in case there weren't enough intense emotions in the first two books in the series, The Winners will hit you over the head with them.
I don't know if Backman has reached the JK Rowling stage of his career where he doesn't work with an editor, but you could probably skip the first 500 pages of The Winners and not miss anything plot-wise. The book also falls into the overplayed trope of
Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC of this book.
I don't know if Backman has reached the JK Rowling stage of his career where he doesn't work with an editor, but you could probably skip the first 500 pages of The Winners and not miss anything plot-wise. The book also falls into the overplayed trope of
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Bury your Gays by killing off the only gay character in the series just to make sure you really understand that people are both bad and good and complicated.Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC of this book.