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Anxious People, (Atria Books) is Frederik Backman's "newest novel." Truth is it came out in the fall, I had to cancel my wedding for the second time thanks the the pandemic, so I am late to review it. Nevertheless we're here.
This was the book I would read on my lunchbreak the days we both were home. And I would laugh out loud, a lot during the first half. Is the theme of this novel funny, not quite, but Backman pulled off that witty style of his in just the right way to get you to keep turning the page.
This story is about a failed bank robber? A hostage situation, an apartment viewing, and you guessed it..a bunch of Anxious people. I loved how the novel slowly unwound and brought together everyone's stories. The characters were real if a little neurotic. And the who done it was a nice twist. I actually had to flip back as I realized I had made assumptions that the book didn't give.
I know this novel is controversial as in people either seemed to love it or hate it but I'm in the like it department. Backman hasn't don't me wrong yet.
A copy of this book was provided to me for review by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
