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A review by kelly_e
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Title: And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Author: Fredrik Backman
Genre: Literary Fiction
Rating: 5.0
Pub Date: August 24 2015
T H R E E β’ W O R D S
Imaginative β’ Heartfelt β’ Human
π S Y N O P S I S
Grandpa is becoming increasingly forgetful, and he knows it. He wants to explain what is happening to his young grandson, Noah. And as he struggles to hold onto his most precious memories, his family learns how to care for him and grapples with facing the inevitable future.
π T H O U G H T S
Fredrik Backman does it again!
It's no secret Backman is a favourite author of mine, and this novella is an absolute treasure. At less than a 100 pages it accomplishes so much. It's pages are filled with a beautiful and profound message. Filled with themes of fear, regret, letting go, life, death, and the power of memory. And yet at its heart it's a book about love. It explores dementia, and the unbreakable bonds of father and son and grandfather and grandson in such a compassionate way.
Backman consistently evokes so much emotion, and his writing is so human and relatable that I just want to hug the book when I finish. I laughed, and of course, I cried. Even though it is short, I was just so invested and it's one of those books I Just want to share with everyone.
π R E C O M M E N D β’ T O
β’ Fredrik Backman fans
β’ anyone with ageing parents
β’ readers who have been personally touched by dementia
π F A V O U R I T E β’ Q U O T E S
"Iβm constantly reading a book with a missing page, and itβs always the most important one."
" 'I always knew who I was with you. You were my shortcut,' Grandpa confides.
'Even though I never had any sense of direction.' She laughs.
'Death isn't fair.'
'No, death is a slow drum. It counts every beat. We can't haggle with it for more time.'"
Author: Fredrik Backman
Genre: Literary Fiction
Rating: 5.0
Pub Date: August 24 2015
T H R E E β’ W O R D S
Imaginative β’ Heartfelt β’ Human
π S Y N O P S I S
Grandpa is becoming increasingly forgetful, and he knows it. He wants to explain what is happening to his young grandson, Noah. And as he struggles to hold onto his most precious memories, his family learns how to care for him and grapples with facing the inevitable future.
π T H O U G H T S
Fredrik Backman does it again!
It's no secret Backman is a favourite author of mine, and this novella is an absolute treasure. At less than a 100 pages it accomplishes so much. It's pages are filled with a beautiful and profound message. Filled with themes of fear, regret, letting go, life, death, and the power of memory. And yet at its heart it's a book about love. It explores dementia, and the unbreakable bonds of father and son and grandfather and grandson in such a compassionate way.
Backman consistently evokes so much emotion, and his writing is so human and relatable that I just want to hug the book when I finish. I laughed, and of course, I cried. Even though it is short, I was just so invested and it's one of those books I Just want to share with everyone.
π R E C O M M E N D β’ T O
β’ Fredrik Backman fans
β’ anyone with ageing parents
β’ readers who have been personally touched by dementia
π F A V O U R I T E β’ Q U O T E S
"Iβm constantly reading a book with a missing page, and itβs always the most important one."
" 'I always knew who I was with you. You were my shortcut,' Grandpa confides.
'Even though I never had any sense of direction.' She laughs.
'Death isn't fair.'
'No, death is a slow drum. It counts every beat. We can't haggle with it for more time.'"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Grief