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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Book Reviews 2024

The Running Bibliophile's 2024 Book Reviews

Are you looking for a book recommendation? Or, did you miss one of The Running Bibliophile's Book Reviews in 2024? Check out our book recommendations and book reviews below. You may just find a new favorite author or series.

And, as always, if you have read one of these books, we'd love to hear what you thought of the book as well, so don't forget to comment on the blog post. With that being said, please keep all comments respectful so everyone can have an enjoyable experience.

- The Running Bibliophile -

January 2024 Book Reviews

February 2024 Book Reviews

March 2024 Book Reviews

  • The Professor (Detective Marlitt Kaplan, #2) by Lauren Nossett

April 2024 Book Reviews

Book Club Read Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
May 2024 Book Reviews

  • No Reviews in May 2024

June 2024 Book Reviews

  • Welcome Home, Caroline Kline by Courtney Preiss
  • Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
  • Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

July 2024 Book Reviews

  • The Dare by Natasha Preston
  • Goblin Monday (Goosebumps House of Shivers, #2) by R.L. Stine
  • Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne
  • The Old Willis Place, A Graphic Novel by Scott Peterson and Mary Downing Hahn
  • Stage Fright by Wendy Parris
  • The House On Yeet Street by Preston Norton 
  • First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

August 2024 Book Reviews

  • The Engagement Party by Darby Kane
  • The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
  • No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall
  • The Doll's House, A Short Story by Lisa Unger
  • A Chapter On Murder (The Bookstore Mystery, #3) by Sue Minix
  • Triptych (Will Trent, #1) by Karin Slaughter
  • A Cover For Murder (The Bookstore Mystery, #4) by Sue Minix

September 2024 Book Reviews

  • Sentenced To Murder (The Bookstore Mystery, #5) by Sue Minix
  • Are You There God? It's me, Margaret by Judy Blume
  • A Murderous Plot (The Bookstore Mystery, #6) by Sue Minix
  • The Light from my Menorah, Celebrating Holidays Around the World by Robin Heald and Andrea Blinck
  • Crazy for You by Marnie Vinge
  • The Photographer by Barbara Steiner
  • The Photographer II, The Dark Room by Barbara Steiner

October Read Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
October 2024 Book Reviews

November 2024 Book Reviews

December 2024 Book Reviews



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