My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises

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It was suggested to me several times that I should go back and read this book because Brit-Marie is a secondary character here and this book is a segue into BMWH. The mightiest power of death is not that it can make people die, but that it can make the people left behind want to stop living"… However, grandma taught Elsa that life does not really end with the passing of a beloved.

Her grandmother is her only friend but she dies of cancer, leaving Elsa to get on with a treasure hunt, which would lead her to uncover the stories of the weirdos living in the building.

Sure, I liked Elsa well enough, 7 going on 8, and Granny was pretty amazing, but the constant reverting to fairytale land made this such a disappointment for me, I was ready to ditch it several times. What stands out in my mind is that I was able to finish this book when I was finishing literally zero books. recomendo para todo mundo, mas principalmente praqueles que, dia após dia, precisam lembrar de transformar a saudade em amor potencializado. vivo buscando alento nas leituras cujos avós são mais presentes, mas quase nunca vi uma boa representação dessa relação tão forte, pura e magnânima que é a da neta-avó — até ler esse livro. I enjoy seeing children portrayed as trailblazers in a way, because they refuse to give in to conformity.

She is supposed to be very bright for her age, but really, some of the things she does and says is simply annoying. But little by little I was drawn into both the fairy tale and the real worlds in this book, full as they are of grief, loss and sorrow, powered by Backman's prose that is wry, comic, ironic, sarcastic, occasionally ridiculous and full of heart. So when Elsa's grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters apologizing to people she has hurt, it marks the beginning of Elsa's greatest adventure.Now, aging and eccentric she makes up fairy tales to entertain and to teach her beloved granddaughter. If you use one of the affiliate links on this page, I’ll earn a small commission, and I’ll send you my regards and gratitude.

It’s supposed to be all imagination-y, and isn’t-childhood-cool, and family is important and let’s all love each other and smile.

Elsa is sent on a “treasure hunt” by her grandmother that requires Elsa to meet everyone in their apartment building. For example, "his hair is so thick and tangled you could lose your keys in it" or how the sound of Elsa walking in the snow is like popcorn popping. Then, around this time last year, I lost my own beloved grandmother, and I worried that this book would simply feel Too Real. The precocious Elsa is definitely beyond her years but it was hard at times to believe that a 7 year old would be as wise and knowing about people as she was . When it tries to show the theory of how people relate to one another thru made-up places and monsters, I'm lost.

Harry Potter is better reading than this for an adult and so much of the story is stolen from Harry Potter. This, of course, sets her up for a great deal of bullying at school, and causes her mother a good deal of exasperation at times. This dog/Wurse was constantly being fed chocolate, which is actually quite dangerous for our furry friends and should not be encouraged. When Elsa’s parents divorced it was Granny who showed her how to deal with the nightmares by telling her fairy stories.Elsa comes to realise how each individual was a part of her grandmother's story and how each in their way is a friend to Elsa even when it may not appear so at the beginning. She's so smart and astute that you sometimes forget she's only seven until we see the insecurities and vulnerabilities of a seven year old dealing with her parents' divorce, confronting grief and death and her anxiety over having a half brother or sister and fear that she won't be loved as much .