It is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different. The Bookbag Told with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as. I'll be ready for it the next few times I read it though and, indeed, the times after that. However a special warning to the ladies summed up in three words: wear waterproof mascara! I read the last few chapters verging between heart-glowing smiles and heart-wrenching sobs. (It's already a best seller in his native country.) Fredrik conveys much in a few words. Kirkus The author's lightness of touch is definitely a contributor towards the novel's success. A touching, sometimes funny, often wise portrait of grief. There are clear themes here, nominally: the importance of stories the honesty of children and the obtuseness of most adults, putting him firmly in league with the likes of Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman.
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