A review by bonitazivot
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I’m really struggling to rate this book, because I’m not sure if I liked it or not.

The premise of the book was rather interesting and unique. I liked how the writer seemed to poke fun at our current society and how ridiculous we have become nowadays. 

The writing was beautiful at times but I have to admit I didn’t like this book until the last 100 pages. Mostly I wondered why this was a best seller, because the writing wasn’t all that mindblowing for maybe 80% of the book.

I didn’t like how unrealistic the character dynamic seemed, and how unlikely this would be to occur in real life. The dialogues seemed odd sometimes and the humor forced - I wasn’t sure what the writer was trying to achieve with this. I do have to admit it made me giggle sometimes. 

I think I can’t rate it any more than average. 3 stars for this one.