The Answer Is No

by Fredrik Backman

Just to be clear: It’s not that Lucas hates other people. He just really enjoys being where other people aren’t.

I feel that.

Purple Dress is extremely enthusiastic and wants to know what his “plan” is, because she hasn’t been part of a gang with a plan since she was young and was part of a gang that was planning a bank robbery, she tells them. “Wow! How did that go?” Green Shirt asks. “Oh, it didn’t happen. The bus was late, so when we got there the bank was closed.” Purple Dress shrugs. “You took the bus to a bank robbery?” Green Shirt wonders. Purple Dress looks a little offended. “Well, if we could afford a getaway car we wouldn’t have had to rob a bank, now would we?”

I love that these characters are referred to by their clothing.. throughout the whole book 😅