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Fredrik Backman

Favorite Books of September 2022

September 26, 2022

Favorite Books of September 2022 - Novel Visits

Fall is officially here, though it always feels like fall to me as soon as kids go back to school. It’s impossible to get rid of those teacher habits, but this fall I’m learning a fun new habit, that of fall vacations. I spent 10 days this month enjoying Sunriver, Oregon after all the summer…

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Filed Under: By Title, Contemporary Fiction, Debuts, Literary Fiction, Multi-Book Posts Tagged With: 2022, 2022 Books, Book Review, Grade A, Grade B, September 2022 Books

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman | Review

September 9, 2020

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman Publisher: Atria Books Release Date: September 8, 2020 Length: 352 pages Amazon {A Bit of Backstory} Single Sentence Summary A botched bank robbery leads to an inadvertent hostage taking with unconcerned “victims, ” and a whole lot of confusion.

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Filed Under: By Title, Contemporary Fiction Tagged With: 2020, Book Review, Comedy, Favorite Author, Grade B, Humor

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman | Review

June 28, 2018

Novel Visits Review: Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman Publisher: Atria Books Release Date: June 5, 2018 Length: 448 pages Amazon {A Bit of Backstory} Single Sentence Summary Facing lost innocence, lost friendships and lost selves, the fierce rivalry between Beartown and Hed continues, spilling far beyond their ice hockey rinks.

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Filed Under: By Title, Literary Fiction Tagged With: 2018, Book Review, Community, Compassion, Competition, Family Story, Grade A, Humanity, Ice Hockey, Rivalry, Sweden

Beartown by Fredrik Backman | Review

June 22, 2017

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown by Fredrik Backman Publisher: Atria Books Release Date: April 25, 2017 Length: 432 pages Buy on Amazon Single Sentence Summary: Ice hockey is the one thing that unites the Beartown community, until a violent act by the team’s star player forces the people of Beartown to take a hard look at themselves.

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Filed Under: By Title, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction Tagged With: 2017, Book Review, Community, Contemporary Fiction, Family Story, Friendship, Grade A, Ice Hockey, Sweden

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