A brilliant and comforting read

I laughed, I sobbed, I recommended it to literally everyone I know

Funny, compassionate and wise . . . an absolute joy

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

I loved this book. Funny, sad, clever, insightful, surprising and hopeful. Brilliant in every way

A satisfying remedy for pandemic anxiety . . . It's laugh-out-loud funny and will help restore your faith in humanity

Witty, observant, and unpredictable . . . darkly humorous

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Another smash hit . . . With Backman's stunning characters combined with a closed-room mystery, this has all of the ingredients for a novel all your friends will be talking about

A surprisingly sweet tale. It's the perfect balance of heartwarming and heart-wrenching, and Fredrik Backman [...] has a way of simply yet elegantly describing relationships. We can all be idiots, but we're still all human beings worthy of connection and love

Endearing . . . A surefooted insight into the absurdity, beauty and ache of life

A master of writing delightful, insightful, soulful, character-driven narratives. He writes so humorously and poignantly about life, marriage, parenthood, love and death

A quirky, big-hearted novel. Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it's a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure

An endlessly entertaining mood booster

This book examines how a shared event can change the course of many lives at once. And if you like strongly drawn characters and a mix of humor and heartbreak, this one's for you

A witty, lighthearted romp...Backman charms

A deeply funny and warm examination of how individual experiences can bring a random group of people together. Backman reveals each character's many imperfections with tremendous empathy, reminding us that people are always more than the sum of their flaws

A tight-knit, surprise-filled narrative. The brisk, absorbing action prompts meditation on marriage, parenting, responsibility, and global economic pressures. Comedy, drama, mystery, and social study, this novel is undefinable except for the sheer reading pleasure it delivers. Highly recommended

Backman's latest novel focuses on how a shared event can change the course of multiple people's lives even in times of deep and ongoing anxiousness. A story with both comedy and heartbreak sure to please Backman fans

Brilliant, funny, and compassionate . . . wonderfully charming

A compassionate story of imperfect people doing the best they can to navigate life in an imperfect world

This book promises laughs, heartwarming drama, and a whole lot of madness, but at the heart of it is something we can all relate to: being human

Praise for Fredrik Backman

I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book

Surrounded by impenetrable forests, [Beartown] recreates the stifling atmosphere of a dying community. This is a mature, compassionate novel