My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

Fredrik Backman with Henning Koch (Translator), Joan Walker (Narrator)

11 hours, 2 minutes first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Description

Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy--as in standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-strangers crazy. She is also Elsa's best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grand...

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Moods

emotional 86%
funny 69%
hopeful 53%
adventurous 44%
reflective 44%
sad 39%
inspiring 33%
lighthearted 33%
mysterious 15%
challenging 7%
dark 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 3%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 21%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 59% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 62% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.14

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