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Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman
Timing. Choices. Personal Battles.
I picked this book up in January and after a chapter I put it back down. I had picked up some books from the library and wasn't into the book so I put it back on the shelf. But I picked it up Friday night again and am glad I did - I finished it within 12 hours!
Backman writes in a unique way that was at points frustrating but reflective of life. You don't always have all of the information in a scene. You don't take in everything all the time and the writing seemed to emphasize that life is this way. Not in the way that we don't have all the answers, but in a way that we don't have enough information to know the whole picture. Each character makes assumptions and guesses that are challenged.
This read was very interesting, with some turns and twists and changes to keep the reader guessing throughout. The book deals with family, trauma, growth, choices, forgiveness, timing, change and control. And lots more. Yet, it's a very simple and easy read.
I enjoyed this book and look forward to another Backman work. What did you think?
I picked this book up in January and after a chapter I put it back down. I had picked up some books from the library and wasn't into the book so I put it back on the shelf. But I picked it up Friday night again and am glad I did - I finished it within 12 hours!
Backman writes in a unique way that was at points frustrating but reflective of life. You don't always have all of the information in a scene. You don't take in everything all the time and the writing seemed to emphasize that life is this way. Not in the way that we don't have all the answers, but in a way that we don't have enough information to know the whole picture. Each character makes assumptions and guesses that are challenged.
This read was very interesting, with some turns and twists and changes to keep the reader guessing throughout. The book deals with family, trauma, growth, choices, forgiveness, timing, change and control. And lots more. Yet, it's a very simple and easy read.
I enjoyed this book and look forward to another Backman work. What did you think?