Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
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Anxious People
- The No. 1 New York Times bestseller, now a Netflix TV Series – From the Author of My Friends
- Written By: Fredrik Backman
- Narrated By: Marin Ireland
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
- Publisher: Penguin
- Format: Unabridged Audiobook
- Release Date: 20-08-2020
- Language: English
Publisher’s Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.An instant #1 New York Times bestseller The funny, touching and unpredictable new novel from the 15 million copy internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove.‘A brilliant and comforting read’ Matt Haig ‘Funny, compassionate and wise . . . an absolute joy’ – AJ Pearce, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird‘I loved this book. Funny, sad, clever, insightful, surprising and hopeful. Brilliant in every way’ – Sarah Morgan, bestselling author of One Summer in Paris ‘Captures the messy essence of being human. It’s clever and affecting, as likely to make you laugh out loud as it is to make you cry’ Washington Post ***** In a small town in Sweden it appears to be an ordinary day. But look more closely, and you’ll see a mysterious masked figure approaching a bank…Two hours later, chaos has descended. A bungled attempted robbery has developed into a hostage situation – and the offender is refusing to communicate their demands to the police.Within the building, fear quickly turns to irritation for the seven strangers trapped inside. If this is to be their last day on earth, shouldn’t it be a bit more dramatic?But as the minutes tick by, they begin to suspect that the criminal mastermind holding them hostage might be more in need of rescuing than they are…Readers are loving Anxious People!‘Backman never disappoints . . . heartwarming and multi layered’ *****‘As always Backman manages to delight . . . a really satisfying ending that makes you feel better about the world’ *****‘A wonderfully unusual tale, told with flair and finesse that is so wonderful it is sure to cure everything that ails you. Don’t miss out on this beautiful book.’ *****‘This novel is about humanity at its most raw and at its most wonderful and I LOVED it!’ ***** (C) Fredrik Backman 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020









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It took me a while to get into the swing of this book, not entirely sure why but by the end I was left feeling quite positive about it. Really great and unusual story/writing.
The performance by the narrator while extremely good, just wasn’t my cup of tea however.
jasper
The book is sprinkled with lovely clever charming and funny observations about life. I just couldn’t get past the cringy way the characters interact but maybe that says more about me, see it’s a good thought privoker too 😉