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What the heck did I just read?!?!? Didn't age well and super cringy.

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This was a wonderful short read for today! I‘m very much an introvert and frequently time to myself is my happy place, so I found several aspects of this story very relatable. I also loved some of the things it had to say about happiness and contentment, and I laughed several times over the absurdity.

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A fun time with a good rhyme. ☺️ I love the art style, both that the animals are familiar shapes but shaded in a mix of almost neon bright and pastel coloured pencil(?) not necessarily found in theanimal kingdom, and anthropomorphized just enough to feel like their own menagerie of storybook creatures. The sweet story beats of training and competing in high fives makes it feel like one long celebration and encouragement from start to finish. 🥰

Lucas thinks he‘s attained pure happiness through living alone, but a meddling neighborhood council turns his world upside. I love Backman and while I enjoy his novellas, I wish they were full novels.
Book #15 in 2025

This is a wonderfully absurdist short story about human nature and relationships set in an apartment building where a growing pile of junk is wreaking havoc. Fredrik Backman really knows how to write a great story.

I don‘t even know what I‘m in the mood for. I‘m just looking at the shelves and adding titles. #bookspinbingo

The characters were caricatures in the best way possible. Classical F. Backman :) Perfect short read!

Everything about this cover beings me joy. It is a silly little book, but there is sharing food and celebration in amongst spicy salsa shenanigans. I look forward to exploring other works by this author/illustrator pairing.

This started off really well. I liked the setting, though it took me a while to remember who everyone was and their relationship to everyone else.

It started to drag about half way through. Plots were dropped (maybe to be explored in future books), the main couple got a bit repetitive, and the pace slowed down which was really felt.