![]() The bank robber’s interaction with the bank teller gives readers a sense of stupid desperation. That being said, Backman strategically uses perspective story telling to give life to his characters. Both the police doing the interviews and the witnesses they were interviewing seemed to be annoying and idiotic in their overall described mannerisms. Backman says throughout the book, “this is a story about idiots” which he is on a mission to prove with the police interviews. Admittedly, I was annoyed at the way we were introduced to a few characters through their police interviews. Jumping from current to past events, reading the thoughts of each character as well as conversations and interviews. I have to assume this was an intentional play by Backman considering that the overarching theme of the book, at least from my perspective, was how tricky (and lonely) hasty judgement can be.įrom the start we, as readers, find ourselves in a seemingly odd narrative. ![]() When I presented Anxious People as my pick for the month, it was immediately thought that I was introducing the club to self-help. If you’ve read it then you know what I’m talking about – the oh so cliché, “don’t judge a book by it’s cover”.īackman starts on this lesson before we even get to page one. Let me start by saying, I loved the lesson that this book taught. Shhh! Haven’t read the book yet? This review contains spoilers! ![]() Verdict: How Many Times Can Backman Teach the Same Lesson? ![]()
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