My grandmother sends her regards and apologises
Ratings6
Average rating4.5
“Grow up and be different and don't let anyone tell you not to be different, because all superheroes are different.”
Fredrik Backman has a storytelling gift. As all his books, My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises is beautifully written and hard to put down.
This book tells us the story of a fearless Granny, her beloved granddaughter and the family they choose.
While I still enjoy it very much, I've found this book less engaging than his other works.
The story is told between reality and make believe, which is not a new theme in books. Although I don't consider this to be a problem, the magical realm terms were often confusing, making it more difficult to follow the plot.
As usually, I specially admire how Fredrik creates its characters. All of them are multi-layered, connected and have deep back stories that make us love them or, at least, to empathize with them.
It is truly a gift when I spend the whole book annoyed with one character and end up deciding that I really want to know more about her.
“I want someone to remember I existed. I want someone to know I was here.”
Britt-Marie, I am sorry I misjudged you!
rating: I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars and I'm rounding it up.