The Answer Is No
Fredrik Backman, Elizabeth DeNoma
Readers rate it 4.0 (178 on Hardcover)
68 pages · Released Dec 1, 2024 · Amazon Original Stories
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This is a lighthearted, character-driven short story by Fredrik Backman about a solitary man forced into unexpected social situations. The humor is gentle and the themes center on human connection overcoming initial resistance to change. It contains a brief reference to wine but is otherwise clean and suitable for upper elementary to early teens.
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Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They dem... Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.
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- Short story
- Fiction
- Humor
- Literary Fiction
- Loveable Characters
- Character driven
- Not Diverse Characters
- Strong Character Development
- Weak Character Development
- A mix driven
- Unloveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
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ISBN 9781662526527 · Amazon Original Stories