Book Review: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

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Anxious People by Fredrik Backman  opens with the people at an apartment viewing being taken hostage after a bank robber fails at trying to rob a bank.  I was extremely excited to read Anxious People and got the ebook on sale. However, I never got around to reading the book   until one of my book clubs decided to discuss it for the month of June. I am saddened to say that I was extremely disappointed in the story as it wasn't what I was expecting. First and foremost, I found the book to be too long and thought it could have easily been shortened without it affecting the story. Additionally, I struggled with finishing it because it was painfully slow and boring. I found myself wondering if the author was ever going to get to the big reveal. It seriously felt like required reading for school, and if I wasn't reading Anxious People for book club, I wouldn't have finished the book. There was so much hype about this novel, and I'm not quite sure why. It just wasn't for m...

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September 2020

  • The New Girl (Fear Street, #1) by R.L. Stine 
  • The Surprise Party (Fear Street, #2) by R.L. Stine

October 2020

  • Kristy and the Walking Disaster (The Baby-Sitters Club #20) by Ann M. Martin
  • Mallory and the Trouble With Twins (The Baby-Sitters Club, #21) by Ann M. Martin
  • Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum, #19) by Janet Evanovich
  • Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, #20) by Janet Evanovich
  • Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, #12) by Janet Evanovich
  • Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3) by Janet Evanovich 
  • More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling  

November 2020

  • Jeopardy in High Heels (High Heels, #12) by Gemma Halliday and Catherine Bruns  
  • The Spellmans Strike Again (The Spellmans, #4) by Lisa Lutz
  • Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
  • The Overnight (Fear Street, #3) by R.L. Stine 

December 2020

  • Missing (Fear Street, #4) by R.L. Stine
  • Scary Stories 3, More Tales To Chill Your Bones (Scary Stories, #3) by Alvin Schwartz, Illustrator Stephen Gammell
  • Welcome To Junior High (Girl Talk, #1) by L.E. Blair 
  • Roasting in Hell's Kitchen: Temper Tantrums, F Words, and the Pursuit of Perfection by Gordon Ramsay
  • The Silent Scream (Nightmare Hall, #1) by Diane Hoh
 
 

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