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I love Backman! He has a unique style, so he's not for everyone, but he's become one of my favorite authors. Hope y'all enjoy this one!
Agreed! Backman has quickly become a favorite of mine this year. Recently read the Beartown trilogy and I'm currently working my way through his newest, "My Friends", so it was only a matter of time before I got around to "Anxious People". I was very excited to see this one win the vote!
Pat of Rocks wrote: "Agreed! Backman has quickly become a favorite of mine this year. Recently read the Beartown trilogy and I'm currently working my way through his newest, "My Friends", so it was only a matter of tim..."I'm currently reading My Friends, as well. 😊
That's awesome, Vickie! I'm almost halfway through and I love it. We should compare notes once we finish.
Sounds like a plan.😊 I'm 60% in and loving it, too.
I just started reading anxious people and I look forward to finishing it.
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Bought my copy and starting today.
Mee too John… ive been number one next in line for a while 😟
Ive FINALLY received the audiobook! Cant wait to dive in to share in the reviews
I just got this from Libby. I hate being behind on the books. I'm excited to read it.
Hope you enjoy it, Tiffany!
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I'm glad I finally got to enjoy it!
This is your space to kick things off—what draws you to this story? Have you read Backman before? What are you hoping to find in this read?
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Looking at real estate isn't usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can't fix up their own marriage. There's a wealthy banker who has been too busy making money to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can't seem to agree on anything, from where they want to live to how they met in the first place. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment's only bathroom, and you've got the worst group of hostages in the world.
Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them—the bank robber included—desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in a motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next.
Humorous, compassionate, and wise, Anxious People is an ingeniously constructed story about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope—the things that save us, even in the most anxious of times.