If you are looking for a quick read to help you meet your reading goal for the year, I've got one. This one has a slight holiday theme and it will make you think. If that sounds interesting, check out The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman. This was one of the rare books … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The Deal of a Lifetime
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Book Recommendation – My Friends
I'm a bit behind on my book recommendations, and I thought I had better post at least one of them before I get further behind. Even though this book is a perfect summer read, it is good in any season. Today I want to suggest My Friends by Fredrik Backman. My Friends is the sixth … Continue reading Book Recommendation – My Friends
Book Recommendation: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared
Recently, on one of the Facebook "book" groups I am in, someone posted, "Thank you to whoever recommended The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared! I just finished it and loved it. If you love a good story and a few laughs, check this one out!" The thing that caught my attention … Continue reading Book Recommendation: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared
Book Recommendation: A Man Called Ove
With each book I read by Fredrik Backman, the more I like him. I just finished A Man Called Ove, and it was so good. I kind of held off on reading this one because I heard people say how sad it was. Were there some sad parts, yes, but life is not always happy. We all go … Continue reading Book Recommendation: A Man Called Ove
Book Recommendation – Britt-Marie Was Here
Frederik Backman is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. His books are full of characters that you connect with. They are "real." His books make me "feel," if that makes sense. I find myself belly laughing out loud at times and holding back tears at other times. Just this week I posted about the novella I read … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Britt-Marie Was Here
Book Recommendation – And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
What a powerful and moving story. This short novella has all of the heart and emotion of Fredrik Backman's full length stories. I found myself lost in this beautiful book. My great grandmother had dementia. My grandmother had dementia. It is a terrible disease. I remember going to see her the last time and her … Continue reading Book Recommendation – And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Book Recommendation: My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry
“Having a grandmother is like having an army. This is a grandchild's ultimate privilege: knowing that someone is on your side, always, whatever the details. Even when you are wrong. Especially then, in fact. A grandmother is both a sword and a shield.” - Fredrik Backman After reading Backman's Anxious People, many people who were … Continue reading Book Recommendation: My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry
Book Recommendation: Anxious People
Before I begin, I need to thank Beth (www.ididnthavemyglasseson.com) for recommending this book. She read it awhile back and I added it to my "Want to Read/To Be Read" list. I'm only sorry it took so long to get to it. It was fantastic. This book has me laughing out loud from the second paragraph! … Continue reading Book Recommendation: Anxious People