My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman

My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises

Fredrik Backman with Henning Koch (Translator)

fiction contemporary emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

340 pages | first published 2013

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Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy, standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-men-who-want-to-talk-about-Jesus-crazy. She is also Elsa's best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes re...
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Moods

emotional 87%
funny 69%
hopeful 52%
reflective 44%
adventurous 43%
sad 38%
lighthearted 33%
inspiring 32%
mysterious 16%
challenging 6%
dark 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 3%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 71%
slow 20%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 59% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

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