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Anxious People: Not what I expected, but charming

Anxious People by Frederik Backman

July 5, 2021 by msvreadsbooks Leave a Comment

This was our June Book Club pick. This is an unexpected and delightful novel. I saw all of the press and buzz about A Man Called Ove and was never really tempted to read it. But this delightfully quirky and human story has made me curious about Backman’s other works.  This is a novel about a bank robbery. And an apartment. And a hostage situation. And the conflict between City and country Swedeners. And love. And marriage. And winning. And losing. And dying . And […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: anxious people, Bank Robbery, bingo square book club, cbr13bingo, Comedic, Frederik Backman, hostage, Sweden

msvreadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:28 · Genres: Book Club, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: anxious people, Bank Robbery, bingo square book club, cbr13bingo, Comedic, Frederik Backman, hostage, Sweden ·
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A bit of a disappointment from a favourite author #BookClub

A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay

September 13, 2020 by Aquillia Leave a Comment

Bingo square: Book Club I was super excited when my book club (internationals/ex-pats in my city who get together and read fantasy) agreed to read the newest Guy Gavriel Kay book. I’ve been absolutely loving GGK the past year or so (even if I haven’t written reviews of Tigana or A Song for Arbonne yet). Unfortunately, A Brightness Long Ago did not live up to my expectations. Set in Batiara, a world like Renaissance Italy, the story follows Danio Cerra as he saves a young female […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: A Brightness Long Ago, bingo square book club, book club, cbr12bingo, Guy Gavriel Kay

Aquillia's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: A Brightness Long Ago, bingo square book club, book club, cbr12bingo, Guy Gavriel Kay ·
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