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But she can’t help it. It’s too much reality for an almost-eight-year-old.

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

August 18, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr13bingo Book Club I wanted to do a pure Bingo. Unfortunately, I could not get myself to read the book I picked, Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau (a choice of a book group that purchases their books via the bookstore I work at). Therefore, I went hunting for an “easy book club recommend” and found lots of books that just sounded hard. (I am not sure what they considered easy, but one list had several over 300 paged books on it.)  But, as we […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, coming-of-age, Fairy Tales, Fairy tales explaining reality, Fairy tales vs. reality, family, Fredrik Backman, friendship, grandmothers, Grandparent and child, imagination, individuality, Life change events

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:220 · Genres: Book Club, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, coming-of-age, Fairy Tales, Fairy tales explaining reality, Fairy tales vs. reality, family, Fredrik Backman, friendship, grandmothers, Grandparent and child, imagination, individuality, Life change events ·
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