I feel strange trying to review this book. It’s made of incredibly heavy topics, but is also about people being people, and nothing, and everything. There were so many lines that struck me, either with poignancy or hilarity or both. I absolutely love Backman’s style, but I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Please be sure to read the content warnings on this one as suicide is a central theme.


CW: suicide as a central theme, hostage situation, anxiety, depression, death of a spouse, pregnancy,general trauma, OCD- like behaviors, drug addiction, christmas/ New Years