Anxious People
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Anxious People

by Fredrik Backman

2020•Comedy•352 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramacrimefastintricateglossyenclosedunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA contained comic novel, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.4 / 5

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About This Book

It's New Year's Eve and House Tricks estate agents are hosting an open viewing in an up-market apartment when an incompetent bank robber rushes in and politely takes everyone hostage.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyDramaCrimeUnlikely connectionsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

SwedenGermanic literatureHostagesMarried peopleReal estate agentsOtagesAgents immobiliersCity and town life

Details

Author
Fredrik Backman
Published
2020
Pages
352
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