Britt-Marie Was Here in Around the World in 80 Books

Jul 05, 2017 Pam rated it really liked it

Shelves: book-club-choice, 2017

At first, I really tried to dislike this book. I really tried to dislike the main character. She seemed weak, meek, settled. She made me gnash me teeth and fling the book across the room. But I picked it up again. And while parts of this book frustrated me to absolutely no end, got on my last nerve, and had me rolling my eyes, somehow, I started to root for Britt-Marie.

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Jan 26, 2018 Tanya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: format-audiobook, 2018

“A few moments, a human being, any human being at all, has so perishingly few chances to stay right there, to let go of time and fall into the moment. And to love some one without measure, explode with passion?

A few times when we are children, maybe, for those of us who are allowed to be. But after that? How many breaths are we allowed to take beyond the confines of ourselves? How many pure emotions make us cheer out loud without a sense of shame? How many chances do we get to be blessed by amne ...more

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Mar 28, 2018 Rachel N. rated it really liked it

Shelves: sports, humor, sweden, read-in-2018, march-madness-2018, soccer

Britt-Marie, who was a minor character in My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, is suddenly on her own in her 60's and in need of a job. She gets a temporary job being a caretaker for the recreation center in tiny Borg. She becomes involved with the local kids soccer group and friends with a local store owner. She soon finds her self doing very untypical things though dinner still must be precisely at 6.
I didn't like Britt-Marie much in grandmother but I liked her a lot here. There's ...more

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Jan 08, 2019 Kent Winward rated it liked it

Take A Man Called Ove and Beartown and substitute soccer for hockey and a new book in the life-affirming, friendly curmudgeon genre. ...more

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Sep 13, 2017 Georgia Carvalho rated it really liked it

Shelves: around-the-world-in-80-books

This was a lovely surprise. I really enjoyed reading about Britt-Marie and the residents of Borg. This experience was a wee bit like reading Alexander McCall Smith -- you feel like you are wrapped up in a comfy blanket. I am looking forward to reading his other books.

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