A bank Robber walks into a bank and leaves with no money! Worried the police are close behind, the bank robber runs into an apartment complex and right into an open house. This is now an unintended hostage situation with the worst hostages ever.
Backman is one of my ride or die authors. I love him. I love the way he writes about the best in humanity and I love the way he writes about heavy topics without making them feel soul crushingly hopeless. I loved all of the third wall breaking to address me as the reader. I noticed in some 1 and 2 star reviews of this novel that some found this irksome. It didn't really bother me, but I could see how some would not enjoy that the way I did.
Anxious people presented its characters as strangers. We saw them how we would see them on the street or at a distance if we did not know them. We were presented with labels that we would likely give them; criminal, crazy old woman, lesbian couple...etc. Backman then gave us a backstory and a sense of empathy for the characters beyond their surface level label. It felt sort of like a much more zany Breakfast club.
Backman's books are always like broth for my soul, but having a new release from him in 2020 was exactly what I needed! Thank you Backman! We need you now more than ever!
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 stars
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