Love his little novellas, so much life packed into those pages. ( )

Fredrik Backman does it again... Rips my heart into pieces, even with how short this story was. How does he manage to do this every single time?! I'm sobbing. I should not have read this right before sleeping. So beautifully written I'm going to be thinking about this for days. ( )

431 / 13 - ' Ενας άντρας με μεγάλη ανασφάλεια και ενοχές , αν προσέφερε όσο ζούσε στο γιό του αυτά που του άξιζαν, αποφασίζει κάνοντας την αυτοκριτική του να δώσει στη ζωή του " αξία " χαρίζοντας τη , σε ένα ετοιμοθάνατο κορίτσι .
Σώζει μια ζωή.
Μια ζωή που θα έχει όλο το χρόνο που της αξίζει . ( )

Beautifully Backman. ( )

While battling cancer, a deadbeat dad contemplates his life spent building a business empire and not being a father to his son. One night while smoking out on the fire escape, he meets a little girl with cancer who knows she’s going to die.

Fredrik Backman is one of my favorite authors. I usually read his books as they come out, but this one was not only hard to find a copy of, but also, since it said it was Christmas-y I wanted to wait to read it until Christmas.

I’ve read another of Backman’s novella, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, and I cried pools of tears during that read. This one though… wasn’t the case? I just didn’t get the emotional connection that I usually do with Backman’s works. This felt like it was more telling than it was showing and connecting. I’m not saying it wasn’t a good book, just not as in depth as most of his other works.

That all being said, this is still a good, quick read you could enjoy in one setting during the holidays. Will still recommend this to anyone who likes Backman and their stories. ( )