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A review by judyylino
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is the first time I read a novel by Backman and it is the best decision I've made this month, even the timing was perfect since the novel is set on nye and today is December 30th.
This is a story about idiots, who all got stuck as hostages during an apartment viewing with a not-so-dangerous bank robber. And during that we met a lot of characters who seemed to have nothing in common at first but slowly found common ground, similar worries and problems that occupy their minds and makes them anxious. The writing style is so deeply emotional yet silly is so refreshing to see, backman did such a great job at putting emotions and experiences into words that are so touching, you don't know whether you should laugh or cry.
It's so hard to choose one favorite quote but I think everyone needs to know this
This is a story about idiots, who all got stuck as hostages during an apartment viewing with a not-so-dangerous bank robber. And during that we met a lot of characters who seemed to have nothing in common at first but slowly found common ground, similar worries and problems that occupy their minds and makes them anxious. The writing style is so deeply emotional yet silly is so refreshing to see, backman did such a great job at putting emotions and experiences into words that are so touching, you don't know whether you should laugh or cry.
It's so hard to choose one favorite quote but I think everyone needs to know this
"They say that a person’s personality is the sum of their experiences. But that isn’t true, at least not entirely, because if our past was all that defined us, we’d never be able to put up with ourselves. We need to be allowed to convince ourselves that we’re more than the mistakes we made yesterday. That we are all of our next choices, too, all of our tomorrows."