Dear Fredrik Backman.,

Almost 4 stars.
I'm late to the party but better late than never I guess
I've mixed feelings about the book. It's definitely hard to get into it at first, it's a bit slowish in the beginning and Elsa is kind of annoying but after a while it gets better and I got invested. .

HOWEVER, Elsa's constant pop culture references were extremely annoying, I don't know what Fredrik Backman thinks is "nerdy" but things such as Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel have been so overused to the point of oversaturation, so that fell flat especially since there are more children with those interests than without. Elsa should have had far more obscure interests than most readily available pop culture to be considered an odd kid in my book. Sincerely,
A Former Odd Kid