My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry by Fredrik Backman

I picked up this book mostly because I has read A Man Called Ove and really enjoyed that story.  It was full of quirky, interesting characters and Ove himself was a bit different. This book was also full of really interesting characters that were a joy to read about.  The little girl that is the main character was, like Ove, a bit different and kind of set apart from the main stream.  The girl's grandmother was wacky and full of life.  The relationship between the girl and her grandmother was very close; the grandmother would watch out for the girl and help cheer her up in the most interesting ways when she had a bad day.  The building where she lived was full of characters that were revealed over the course of the book.  Like a Man Called Ove, Backman  revealed details about the story, bit by bit, but was able to hold our attention because of the strength of the characters and the interesting, quirky girl.

I didn't like the fairytales that were a large part of the book, I struggled to pay attention to the details as I was reading them and only later discovered that I should have been paying attention because they revealed important details about the story.

Overall, a great story and a fun read.  I love reading Backman's characters because they are "different" in the most, fun interesting ways.  Since a lot of people struggle with being "different" or out of the main stream, It is nice to read such great stories featuring people that are "different."