5 disco balls
Publish date: September 8, 2020 by Atria
Category: Contemporary Fiction
Anxious People pubs today!
Backman Fans: get your orders in with your local bookstores now!
My first Backman book was A Man Called Ove, then I went on to read Beartown and Us Against You; I instantly became an auto-buy Backman fan so when Atria Books provided me with an advanced reader ebook I felt like I WON the lottery!!
Anxious People did not disappoint, the writing was MAGNIFICENT. so clever and sharp. I loved every single character. It wasn’t a thriller per se, but it kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time.
True to its title, my anxiety level while reading was super high.
In a bank robbery/hostage situation gone wrong we meet a group of misfit characters who drive each other crazy and a bank robber who escapes the police, or are they right under their nose in the form of a hostage? Who is this bank robber who sets off a series of plot lines that test our tear ducts? Try not to cry reading this one, it’s not possible.
Words/thoughts that rattle in my brain when I think of lessons in this book: compassion, humanity, resilience, because of something bad you come to see the good.
Have I convinced you to read this one yet?!
thank you to Atria Book & NetGalley for the advanced reader’s copy
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Saturday Nite Reader 
You always lure me in – you are a siren!
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I’ve seen this book around and I’m super excited to read it.
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I received the audiobook from Libro.FM and I really need to start reading it. You’re review definitely convinced me to move it up on my list!
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yay! I can’t wait to see your review!
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I really loved A Man Called Ove (by the same author) and this one is on my TBR!
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I just started the audiobook 😀
~ Corina | The Brown Eyed Bookworm
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You pulled me in for this, amazing review!!
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I think I have this on my list already and now you made me more excited about it!
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Missed you for a little while, but glad to know you’re still around, and still doing the same thing
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thank you! your note made me smile and reminded me that people really do read my blog 😉 hope you’re doing well and are safe and healthy, its strange times and connections are more important than ever.
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Thanks for everything.
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This definitely keeps coming up in my feed. I may end up having to get it.
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