A review by lizziaha
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

funny

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

Backman has such a talent for packing hard-hitting truths between absolute hilarity and the most depressing shit you’ve ever read and with all those smushed together, somehow spin it all to be a hopeful story. I just wish that the bank robber’s character had been developed a bit more. Compared to the hostages and the police, I felt like I knew less about the bank robber. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Dementia, Pregnancy, and War