So, this was actually my very first Fredrik Backman book. He’s a Swedish author, so I was reading the translation. The humor still lands perfectly.
Basically, a bank robber tries to rob a cashless bank, panics, runs into an open house, and accidentally takes a bunch of prospective buyers hostage. It sounds like a thriller, but it’s really just a story about a bunch of stressed-out people stuck in an apartment together. What follows is just chaos.
This book is wild. It’s fun and actually pretty suspenseful, but then it gets super touching out of nowhere. It’s got that rare combo of being entertaining while also hitting you right in the feels.
It’s a total page-turner. This is easily one of my top 10 favorite books now. No question. This book made me pick up A Man Called Ove and the more recent, My Friends, by the same author.