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# Britt-Marie Was Here: A Novel Kindle Edition

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## Customer Reviews

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    Britt-Marie was Here is the best book I've read this year
  

*by S***. on Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2016*

Britt-Marie was Here is the best book I've read this year. Simply put, it is fantastic.Britt-Marie is difficult, frustrating and socially awkward. She is also insensitive and kind of rude. A minor character in My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Britt-Marie was instantly disliked in that book and is not well liked in the beginning of this one either. However, Fredrik Backman has this endearing way of making old curmudgeons likeable and being extremely successful at it (i.e. Ove and Britt-Marie). Her character, her ocd, her social ineptitude.. they grow on you. Here, we find out why she is the way she is and we discover that, due to her childhood and her marriage, she has felt invisible her whole life. She has trouble figuring out who she really is and is fanatical simply because it is the only thing she can control. Upon losing everything, she decides to find a job and is forced to move to a small town. In the process she finds a sense of humor, discovers that she is capable of making friends and also finds her sense of self.Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove was one of my favorite books ever. His writing style is smart, funny, quirky and just downright amazing. His characters are rich, well developed and beloved. In addition to Britt-Marie, Vega, Somebody, Bank, Sami and "the girl from the unemployment office" lent heart and soul to the story and gave Britt-Marie exactly what she needed: friends and reasons to go have at it.I didn't think it was possible for Mr. Backman to write another book that I'd love as much as "Ove" but if truth be told, I love this one more. It was truly phenomenal.

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    Baking Soda Britt Is Vexed
  

*by F***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2020*

Boy oh boy, with all the depressing news out this year of 2020, Mr. Backman’s book is a much needed tonic. The author had me smiling from the beginning of page one. Much like his previous two wonderful books, ‘A Man Called Ove’ and ‘My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry,’ ‘Britt-Marie Was Here’ is inhabited by eccentric characters. Britt-Marie is a 63-year-old with, my guess, high-functioning autism who easily becomes “vexed” when things appear out of order or she deviates from her daily routine. She also interprets people’s comments literally, so figurative speech goes right over her head. Well, after spending forty years as a homemaker, she leaves her husband Kent when she discovers the guy’s been having an affair. It is a big leap for her, far outside her comfort zone, and is a great setup for a Fredrik Backman story.‘Britt-Marie Was Here’ takes place in present-day Sweden. The problems she encounters are universal. You don’t need to understand Swedish culture to appreciate the book. Whenever Britt-Marie is anxious she cleans, baking soda being her main tool. Through an unemployment agency, she takes a temporary job in a small rural town that is down on its luck. The place is inhabited by an eclectic mix of citizens who are struggling to get by now that their town’s main employer has closed. Community pride is very low. Britt’s entrance causes quite a stir because of her abnormal characteristics including blunt honesty and being social inept. Mr. Backman mines it for loads of humor. At its core, the story accentuates the fact that everyone has their own private struggles and we all need encouragement now and then.The story is a whimsical one with a lot of heart and empathy. I did laugh out loud a number of times due to the dialogue between Britt and various town folks. It includes some tender believable moments that enhance the novel. Mr. Backman maintains a nice balance between the humor and serious issues. The ending is perfect, just perfect. I very much needed a story like ‘Britt-Marie Was Here.’ It’s a nice palliative against the toxic environment we are currently enduring.

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    Britt-Marie was Here
  

*by J***E on Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2017*

I am so in love with this author! I was given A Man Called Ove for Christmas a few weeks ago and could not put it down. I can't recall the last time I literally laughed OUT LOUD reading a book,  and with this one I did several times. And cried. And smiled. The book ended and I felt that saddness like when a good friend visits from far away then leaves to go back home.So I immediately looked for another book by him and found Britt-Marie Was Here. Another incredible book where you fall in love with the characters, you recognize yourself in some,  people you know in others, and you cheer for them, hurt for them and all at once feel like you could walk right in and know everyone immediately...like you've never been away.I can't wait to start my next book by Fredrik Backman. His stories are such treasure. I'm grateful we were introduced by one who knows me so well.  enjoy!

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