The story especially humanizes the bank robber, who we normally think of as a vile, despicable character because they are criminals and taking people hostage. The story is told from a third person narrative and a series of police interviews recalling the hostage situation, so you also get a first person perspective sprinkled into the story. Each character is humanized, and you will relate to every single one of them.
This story features a father-son police officer duo, a bank robber, a real estate agent, and a cast of eclectic characters in a hostage situation that supports the core theme of the human spirit. Backman’s writing and depth of talent in a completely different way than his other books. This story is about a lot of things, but mostly about idiots.” It showcases Mr. “Anxious People” is a thought-provoking, heartbreaking but amusing book that leaves you pondering about your own relationships and life. He makes us feel as if we know each and every one of his characters. He has the unique talent of reflecting the human spirit in his writings, and really connecting with his readers through his books. Before long, the robber must decide which is the more terrifying prospect: going out to face the police, or staying in the apartment with this group of impossible people.įredrik Backman is one of my favorite authors and I’ll pretty much read anything that he writes. And despite the story she tells them all, Estelle hasn’t really come to the apartment to view it for her daughter, and her husband really isn’t outside parking the car.Īs police surround the premises and television channels broadcast the hostage situation live, the tension mounts and even deeper secrets are slowly revealed. And there’s Estelle, an eighty-year-old woman who has lived long enough to be unimpressed by a masked bank robber waving a gun in her face. Julia and Ro are a young lesbian couple and soon-to-be parents who are nervous about their chances for a successful life together since they can’t agree on anything. Then there’s Roger and Anna-Lena, an Ikea-addicted retired couple who are on a never-ending hunt for fixer-uppers to hide the fact that they don’t know how to fix their own failing marriage. Now, she’s obsessed with visiting open houses to see how ordinary people live-and, perhaps, to set an old wrong to right. As the pressure mounts, the eight strangers slowly begin opening up to one another and reveal long-hidden truths.įirst is Zara, a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else until tragedy changed her life.
Viewing an apartment normally doesn’t turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage.
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