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> Tag: Fredrik Backman

A story about people who make mistakes, and how they can come back from them.

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

January 7, 2022 by kniki 5 Comments

I had never heard of this author or book until my son gifted Anxious People to me for my birthday last month. I feel bad now that I didn’t read it straight away – I didn’t even read it before the book I got for Christmas – it is such a great novel. And coincidentally it’s coming out as a movie on one of the streaming services. The story starts with a bank robbery that kind of accidentally turns into a hostage situation, landing a […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Fredrik Backman

kniki's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Fredrik Backman ·
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We’re all idiots

Anxious People: A Novel by Fredrik Backman

January 3, 2022 by ElCicco 10 Comments

I think this might be the perfect novel to start the year, and it is certainly an excellent choice for the times we live in. For the CBR13 gift exchange, I listed Fredrik Backman as an author I would like to read, and Emmalita was kind enough to gift Anxious People to me. This novel is delightful. It’s frequently hilarious, with a truly daft kind of humor, but it also displays tremendous heart and kindness to the point of tears for me. The story does […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: anxious people, cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, Fredrik Backman

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: anxious people, cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, Fredrik Backman ·
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Sometimes a short story is just enough, but sometimes it leaves you wanting. CBR13 Reviews 7-9

The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell

The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman

If the Fates Allow by Rainbow Rowell

November 24, 2021 by scootsa1000 2 Comments

I have been a very bad reviewer in 2021. I have been an amazing reader, with a list longer than any year I can remember. But sitting down to review has not been easy for me. I thought maybe I would try writing “bundles” of reviews, putting similar items together and knocking a few paragraphs out. Lets see how that goes. In order of least liked, to most: The Prince and the Troll. Blurb: It’s fate when a man accidentally drops his phone off the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: CBR13, Fangirl, Fredrik Bachman, Fredrik Backman, If the Fates Allow, Rainbow Rowell, Scootsa1000, the deal of a lifetime, the prince and the troll

scootsa1000's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: CBR13, Fangirl, Fredrik Bachman, Fredrik Backman, If the Fates Allow, Rainbow Rowell, Scootsa1000, the deal of a lifetime, the prince and the troll ·
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I didn’t love Ove.

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

October 31, 2021 by chelz.hawk Leave a Comment

She often said that “all roads lead to something that you were always predestined to do.” And for her, perhaps, it was something. But for Ove it was someone. Ove likes facts. He likes routine. And he doesn’t like change. So when the new neighbors run over his mailbox, it sends his world into upheaval. Suddenly a man who wanted nothing more than to grieve the loss of his wife is solving the neighborhoods problems: teaching the neighbor’s wife how to drive, running people to […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: book club pick, cbr13bingo, Fredrik Backman

chelz.hawk's CBR13 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: book club pick, cbr13bingo, Fredrik Backman ·
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From Cranky to Charming

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

October 18, 2021 by esmemoria 2 Comments

CBR Bingo – Rec’d I picked up Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove after reading Leedock’s review and witcherwill’s suggestion in the comments. It took me awhile to warm up to the book and its main character. Ove is a widower who lives alone and has a metric ton of quirky habits. He is precise to the extreme. Everything has to be just so. He likes his lines clean and exact. He is excellent at building and repairing things. He gets infuriated by his neighbors ignoring […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, Fredrik Backman

esmemoria's CBR13 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, Fredrik Backman ·
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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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