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CBR15 Bingo: Europe (triple Bingo)

Folk med ångest (Anxious People) by Fredrik Backman

October 11, 2023 by Malin 1 Comment

#CBR15 Passport Challenge: Books from different countries (set in and written by a Swedish author, read in Swedish) CBR15 Bingo: Europe (see description for Passport Challenge) Official book description (translated by me): Folk med ångest (literally translated as People with anxiety, official English title Anxious People) is an unusually messy comedy about a hostage drama during an apartment showing, where a failed bank robber locks themselves in with an overly enthusiastic realtor, two bitter IKEA-addicts, a mean multimillionaire, a sad lady, a very pregnant woman, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #CBR15 passport, adapted into TV, Anxiety, anxious people, CBR15, cbr15bingo, contemporary fiction, Depression, europe, Folk med ångest, Fredrik Backman, funny, grief, Malin, Mental Health, mystery, Swedish

Malin's CBR15 Review No:58 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #CBR15 passport, adapted into TV, Anxiety, anxious people, CBR15, cbr15bingo, contemporary fiction, Depression, europe, Folk med ångest, Fredrik Backman, funny, grief, Malin, Mental Health, mystery, Swedish ·
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