Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman: A Review

I loved Britt-Marie but Britt-Marie Was Here was not my favorite Fredrik Backman book.  I still loved the book but I have come to expect a certain story when I read a Backman book and this one didn't hit the spot in the same way as the others did.  This book was still a wonderful book, though.

Britt-Marie has spent her life taking care of everybody and everything around her.  She has become invisible until the day that she decides to leave her cheating husband and take a job as a caretaker in the small, neglected town of Borg.  She tries to make the best of it and make her time there as orderly as possible.  She locates a container of baking soda and begins to clean.  When the children of Borg ask her to be their soccer coach, a sport of which she knows little about, she agrees and learns what it is like to be accepted and make an impact on a place and its people.

Like other stories by Backman, the cozy writing style and characters really make up this book.  Britt-Marie was such a great character.  I actually found myself wondering if the characters from this book and Backman's And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer were intertwined in some way.  Britt-Marie is so very set in her ways.  She has trouble even using a different brand of cleaner than the one she is used to.  Though she is rigid in her ways, she is still such a kind, likeable person.  The story was a very refreshing one but it could drag on a bit in some areas.  Nonetheless, I still enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys Backman's wonderful writing style or an easy, cozy read.

My rating:
★★★★☆

More reviews of books like this one:
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman 

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