My Friends by Fredrik Backman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fredrik Backman is a gift. His books are, for me, the very best of what a book can be: deep, character-driven, emotional, memorable and a story to be lost in. I took forever reading this book because I did not want it to end. I wanted to live in Backman’s world for as long as possible.

This is the story of four friends. It’s a story of friendship, it’s a story of family. It’s a story of connection. It’s a story of sacrifice. It’s a story of what happens when flawed people share lives together. It’s a story of forgiveness. It’s a story of joy. It’s a story of the gift and tragedy of childhood. It’s a story of the gift and tragedy of success. It’s a story of seeing and being seen.

This story is truly, deeply magical. I cannot tell you how much I loved it. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me smile, and it made me weep. It will stay with me just like all of his other stories have. How lucky are we to live at the same time as this wonderful author? And how lucky are we that he chose to share his gifts with us?

with gratitude to Atria Books and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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