Art and friendship are at the core of My Friends. The story starts at an art sale in current day. A painting of a pier is one of the most famous paintings in all of the world. There’s more to see on that pier - if you can. The paths of the artist that created that painting and a young woman who also wants to be an artist cross…
The past and the present are used to tell the story. There’s 25 years between then and now.
I love Backman’s characters. Three fourteen year old boys are spending the summer school holidays on the pier. It’s safer than a lot of their homes. The dialogue amongst them would sound not kind to those that don’t know them. But it’s the way they talk to each other and it’s perfect.
Flipping to the other narrative, we travel with Louisa and one of those teenagers that’s grown up now.
I couldn’t put the book down. I couldn’t stop reading. I needed to know what happened then and what’s going to happen now. I ached reading their situations, but also laughed along with them. Backman excels in creating characters that are just a step out of cadence with the rest of the world. Those that you want to save.
The different descriptions of art were quite interesting and had me seeing things from a different perspective.
Simply brilliant.
2 comments:
You make this one sound so good, Luanne. Not sure I have read a book by Backman, but this might be the one to start with.
Kay! You need to read all of his books!!
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