(Mis)quoting Hermoine, if anyone thinks all men have the emotional range of a teaspoon, they have not read a book by Fredrik Backman.
Anxious people took me on a fantastic journey of human emotions. Like a lunatic, I laughed and cried over imaginary characters, never feeling better.
How does this author tug our hearts with simple words?
Some of my favorites without revealing any spoilers:
We never got past the first flush of infatuation
my heart broke into a dance at reading this line
The dialogue ending with “But she was your mom.”
encapsulates the wonderful family ties.
Jack and Jim, the two police officers: every scene between them was brilliant.
I wrote about two characters who plan to take their own lives in the War of the Three Kings. One does jump off a balcony, and the other doesn’t. Both their actions create ripples that touch all who have come in contact with them. Writing about suicide is hard, and Fredrik does it with a gentle touch while not shying away from digging deep into how it affects the living.
Go read this book. Fall in love with these characters. Let them break your heart and put it back together. All within the same paragraph.
Anna Bushi 
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