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Anxious People
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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NovelNancyM
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Mehso-so

Not my favorite Backman book as I didn't like the characters. It reminded me a bit of Turtles All the Way Down by John Green due to the anxiety of the flawed humans. The interconnected of the characters was interesting and it was funny at times.

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Blueberry
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Still trying to slog my way through. I'm at 74% and bookclub is tonight.

Readerann Didn‘t love it. Glad I‘m not the only one. 4w
mobill76 I did love it. A friend loaned it to me after I told him about a fugitive at large in my hometown. It was my intro to Backman I had thought only English literature had that kind of complexity. 3w
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Blueberry
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I am 30% through this book. I am reading it for a bookclub so I don't want to quit. But I'm finding it very triggering with all the miserable people and suicide. Does it get better? I know most people love this book.

LiteraryinPA I definitely remember all the parts you‘re talking about but found it ultimately to be very uplifting and even funny at times. I think if you stick with it it‘ll get easier to read, but of course you should do what feels right for you! 1mo
Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes I had to put this book aside the first time I started it. But the second time I started it, months later, I kept with it and I‘m glad I did. I agree with @LiteraryinPA, it is an uplifting story. 1mo
Karisimo Yes it gets better!!! All the annoying things have purpose! 1mo
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Blueberry
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LiteraryinPA I loooved this book. I wish I could read it again for the first time. 1mo
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thewallflower0707
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Great news - Fredrik Backman has a new novel coming out June 2025 (in English)!!! You can find out more about this novel and his creative process on his Instagram post.

#AManCalledOve #Beartown #AnxiousPeople #FredrikBackman

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sebrittainclark
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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I love these new StoryGraph monthly wrap up images.

ShananigansReads They are so cute! (edited) 4mo
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sebrittainclark
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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When @rachelsbrittain recommends a book, it's almost always a winner for me. I also loved Daisy Jones and the Six, so that may end up as one of my bonus picks.

readingbracket2024 #bookbracket2024 @CSeydel

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sebrittainclark
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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rachelsbrittain Impressive! 4mo
sebrittainclark @rachelsbrittain well 2 of those bingos are courtesy of picture books 😆 4mo
rachelsbrittain Still counts! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 4mo
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sebrittainclark
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Pickpick

5/5

What an incredible read. I loved the ways the mystery and the characters' lives all unfolded throughout.

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JackOBotts
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Backman does such a great job tapping into the human condition…I want to meet and have coffee…or a beer…or some closet wine…with each of these characters. This was a twofer: July #bookspin and #roll100

PuddleJumper Nicely done! 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5mo
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sebrittainclark
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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#bookspin: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
#doublebookspin: The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 5mo
JackOBotts This is my July #bookspin too! #bookspintwin 😉📚 5mo
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LadyCait84
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Pickpick

Backman has been my favorite (living) author since Beartown knocked my socks off in 2017.

I just fall in love with his characters. Even the ones I don‘t like very much.

He writes about the plight of being human with sharp humor & blunt observation. But more importantly, with astonishing grace.

Even while weaving together plots as absurd as those in this book, Backman reminds how powerful, & necessary, empathy is.

It‘s a gift.

Ddzmini Loved this book 📖 6mo
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monkeygirlsmama
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Pickpick

My SIL loves Backman, but this was my first time reading him. I opted for the #audiobook and quickly came to understand why she's a fan. I found the back and forth perspective a bit confusing; however, the interaction between characters made it very easy to slip inside the story and become one with them. Brilliant!

I would have liked it no matter the format, yet I can't help but feel the narrator added something extra special to the experience.

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LiteraryHoarderPenny
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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In the mood for something uplifting.

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Coleen_Nieto
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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1. Sometimes I do, not consciously. Really any book that captures my attention.
2. Fredrik Backman
3. Isabel Allende
#wondrouswednesday @eggs

PS Sorry I'm late!

Eggs Love those authors! 10mo
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yourfavouritemixtape
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Mehso-so

Read this for my bookclub. I can understand how people really like it and connect with it but it wasn‘t for me. This all felt too constructed, the story, the characters and mostly the storytelling.

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peanutnine
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I finally finalized my #roll100 books and these are this month's picks. I'm really excited for them, hoping to get to at least two
@PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 💜💜 11mo
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Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes
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Pickpick

Prime example of putting a book aside because it didn‘t work for me, picking it up again much later, and reading it in 3 days. Excellent book. A group of people held hostage by an inept bank robber find common ground and grace because life works better when there‘s community. 5🌟

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome to Litsy!! 🎊🎉🎊🎉 11mo
TheIntrovertedDodoBird Welcome to Litsy! 🎊🥳🎉 I love this book! 11mo
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Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes @TheIntrovertedDodoBird Thank you! Fredrick Backman is one of my favorite authors. 11mo
TheIntrovertedDodoBird @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes Me too! My favourite book of his is A Man Called Ove! I love that one so much ❤️. 11mo
Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes @TheIntrovertedDodoBird That‘s my favorite book too. 🙂 11mo
TheIntrovertedDodoBird @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes Excellent choice! It was the first book that made me cry. Britt-Marie Was Here and My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologies are amazing, too! 😊 11mo
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bekakins
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
Pickpick

This was a cute book which managed to explore a pretty heavy subject without being too oppressive, but also not making too much light of it. I did think the end few chapters dragged a bit though.

#snowedin #promptmaze #wintergames #snowangels

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 12mo
Emilymdxn Sounds like a good mix of heavy and light, I‘m glad you liked it ❄️❄️❄️ 12mo
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ReadWithHannah
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Mehso-so

I started this because I lost the book I was reading on a bus. 100 pages in I really considered putting it down because the writing was so annoying. It definitely could have been cut down from 400 to 200 pages and I never started to like the writing style, but I liked the message behind the book and it did make me tear up at certain parts.

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Bookwormjillk
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Took a walk today and passed at least five stuffed Little Free Libraries. I picked up these three.

LiteraryinPA Anxious People!!! I love that one. 14mo
KAO I really enjoyed Anxious People! 14mo
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DoonTheGoon
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Bailedbailed

My first attempt at Backman, and I'm not impressed. I found his writing style to be pompous and distracting. Bailed at around page 50. Not for me!

Chelsea.Poole I‘ve read two. He‘s not for me either 😬 14mo
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Bookish.SAM
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Pickpick

I‘m late to the Backman game.

It started a little underwhelming for me, but I was totally charmed by the end.

I‘m looking forward to reading more of his work.

LiteraryinPA This is one of my favorites by him! I‘d recommend this one next. 1y
Bookish.SAM Thanks for the recommendation @LiteraryinLawrence ! I wasn‘t quite sure where to go next. He‘s got quite a distinct writing style, I can see the appeal 😊 1y
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Tkimsal
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Got in some reading time by the Delaware River today.

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Tkimsal
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Up next for book club. #FirstSaturdayReaders

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Roary47
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Pickpick

5✨ There is a lot of characters in this book, but it is not overwhelming. It was obviously mapped out well by the author to unfold as the story went on. There was a lot of mystery elements that unfolded when we went back in time to the hostage situation, further back to provide character development, and the present with police interviews. Plus it had a good message with potential trigger warnings of suicide. #12monthchallenge @Littlewolf1

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kwmg40
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Pickpick

I didn't love this one the way I did Beartown, the only other Backman I've read. However, I really liked how the characters' lives were all intertwined and the idea that one person's actions can have such a great effect on others.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#Magnificent May @Andrew65
#BookCrossing

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 I‘d agree with your review. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! This one is on my summer reading list!! 2y
kwmg40 @Andrew65 Thanks for stopping by! 2y
kwmg40 @TheAromaofBooks I hope you enjoy it! It's a good choice for summer reading -- humorous and a quick read, but not lightweight as it deals with some serious themes. 2y
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TheAromaofBooks
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So I am going to try to participate in the #14books14weeks2023 challenge hosted by @TheHeartlandBookFairy !! The 14 weeks start the week of Memorial Day and go through til Labor Day. For my books I have chosen 14 books I was SO EXCITED about when they arrived, but somehow have never actually READ. As you can see, several BOTM and OwlCrate editions lurk here!! Since taking the photo I rearranged the shelf into alphabetical order, which is how I ⬇️

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) I am planning to tackle them!! My reading has been SO slow lately, but maybe some happy new books will get me all inspired!!

@LitsyEvents have you seen this challenge? Here's the link to the original post for this summer reading challenge!! https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2582474
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monalyisha What a good way to choose your books! There are so many on my shelf that I feel the same way about (could not WAIT to get my hands on them and then never cracked them open). I‘ve thought about participating in this but part of my reading joy is the freedom that comes from choosing a book in the moment — & I don‘t want to plan my summer so strictly. But it‘s a very cool challenge! 2y
krysreads Good on you to plan your 14 reads ahead haha I always can't decide what to read next.😓 2y
janeycanuck The Lost Man is the best Jane Harper, IMO. But be careful if you‘re reading it in a heatwave, you‘ll want a tonne of water nearby. 2y
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AoifeS
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman

One conflict that I felt like I could identify with was trying to decide what the right thing to do in a situation is. In this book, one of the characters had to make a choice between what his job was telling him to do and what he felt was morally right, which I feel like a lot of people can relate to that.

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thewallflower0707
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There is no limit to how many photos I can take of me and my Karnebull. Delicious! This cinnamon roll is from Bröd & Salt, yesterdays roll was from Espresso House.

#sweden #holiday #stockholm

ItsAnotherJen This looks delicious 2y
marleed Oh my goodness, that looks so good! 2y
Lovelylottereader Yesss! As someone living in Sweden I can tell you it does not get old!! Hope you‘re enjoying your stayyy! 2y
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Sweettartlaura
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Yay! I did a thing!! I got more people to read!!!
People at work were having a little fun with how much I read.
So I suggested we read together - a book a month.
I chose this first, because it‘s funny, and has a lot of heart, and has broad appeal, and there‘s plenty to talk about.
I thought it was going nowhere, but I got two takers today - yay!!!
We may stay a small band of 3.
But my hope is that others see how great talking about books is ♥️📚

Karisa 👏👏👏 That‘s awesome! 2y
PaperbackPirate My book club started with 3 as well! Now we‘re up to 8 over 15 years later. Good luck and happy reading! 📚 2y
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elisebarker
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Pickpick

This wasn‘t my favorite Backman novel, but I still liked it. I actually laughed out loud in some parts which is always a plus! The thing that kept me from absolutely loving it was the premise was very near that of Bel Canto.

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Bec_lectic
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Mehso-so

A bank robbery goes wrong when the robber decides to rob a cashless bank. Oops! When trying to escape they accidentally stumble into an apartment showing that soon becomes a hostage situation. I truly struggled through parts of this book due to how all the characters were either annoying or complete jerks in their interviews with the police and at times while being held hostage. How the story wrapped up redeemed itself in a way but I did not 💝it

TheQuietQuill In reading this now, and I have the same feelings towards it. I don‘t know whether to continue or not… 2y
Bec_lectic @TheQuietQuill haha I felt the exact same way but for some reason pushed though. I struggle to quit a book and I don‘t know why. 😖 2y
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theliteraryagenda
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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January Wrap-up!
6 books in total
- 2 graphic novels
- 2 audiobooks
- 4 physical/ebooks

Still reading Quiet by Naomi Vacaro and Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

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dmanto00
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Mehso-so

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I really enjoyed the plot of this story and the writers style but I just didn‘t enjoy the characters very much.

#anxiouspeople #fredrikbackman

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theliteraryagenda
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Pickpick

My first Fredrick Backman book was great! I loved the characters and the way the story unfolded, even if the ending was a little unbelievable. I thought Backman handled several difficult topics with grace and humor, and I look forward to reading his other books. The miniseries on Netflix was worth watching as well! #anxiouspeople #2023 #booktomovie

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Maria514626
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I‘m reading this for the first time. I listened a few years ago and I loved it. It‘s even better in print.

The pacing is perfect. It alternates between making me laugh out loud and squeezing my heart.

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Roary47
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Help!! I need 5 more recommends for my challenge

CBee I have to recommend 2y
Roary47 @CBee and @swishandflick Thank you for the suggestions! That finishes off my suggestions this year since I got my friends suggestions I asked earlier. 🥰💛 2y
CBee @Roary47 you‘re welcome 🤗 2y
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TheSpineView
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: Quick Change

I have not seen this movie. When I read the synopsis it immediately reminded me of the book Anxious People.

Klou Omg fantastic choice!! 2y
TheSpineView @Klou 🤩🤩🤩 2y
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DHill
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Starting my second Fredrik Backman read by one of my favorite audio narrators. 🤍

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JuniperWilde
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⭐️ I‘ll generously give this novel one star because of the overall message and resource list. I found this predictable and most of all, boring. Not a popular option - I know. 📷 illustrated shelf.

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Curvybookgirl
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Pickpick

Another book club read and book no 60 for the year. I enjoyed this. It was a good story with great characters and good writing. The only downside for me was the missing identity of a key character, unless I missed it 😂

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Cathyloves2read
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
Pickpick

What a strange story, with an even stranger cast of characters! This is one of those books that definitely got better as it went on. It‘s a story about 2nd chances, that had a few twists and turns towards the end. I really liked the way the book ended, which is why I gave it a higher rating than I was going to. I see that this story has been made into a Netflix series. I‘ll have to give it a try.

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Traci1
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My daughter and I were looking for a stream of A Man Called Ove, but we came across the miniseries of Anxious People on Netflix and decided to go with that instead. We watched all 6 episodes last night, and it was a really good adaptation. Emma hadn't read the book, and she enjoyed it just as much as I did. I'm hoping it'll convince her that she needs to read Backman. I've loved all of his books that I've read so far.

vlwelser The ball gag with the bunny costume was so extra. 😂 I thought they did a great job. 2y
Traci1 @vlwelser omg yes! We loved the bunny. 2y
Kimberlone I thought the adaptation was quite good! I didn‘t even mind that it was in Swedish and I had to read the subtitles! 2y
Traci1 @Kimberlone My son is deaf so our TV always has the captions on. I'm so used to them that it wasn't really any different for me. I've been watching a Polish show that's dubbed, and it's awful. They all have American accents, and their voices don't fit their faces. I've started just muting it and reading the subtitles for that one too. 😄 2y
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Evita
Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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5 out of 5! Loved loooooved this book. Just 2 words, funny and heartwarming! ❤

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Coleen
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Mehso-so

I know I‘m in the minority here, but I didn‘t love this book. Yes, it redeemed itself in the second half and ultimately was a feel-good novel with a lot of nice messages, but the first half was so utterly ridiculous that I almost gave up. That annoyed me. Some quirkiness is okay. But this was a little too over the top for me.

Soubhiville I felt the same way. 2y
JuniperWilde Yes I‘m pushing myself through every page. 2y
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Littlewolf1
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Can‘t believe this month has gone by so fast. One bingo this month for #BookSpinBingo. Favorite book of the month is Anxious People with People We Meet on Vacation a close second. Worst books of the month were worthy opponent and wild beauty which were both DNF.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fantastic month!! 2y
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