NPC

A very (overly) sweet story that also acknowledges the greyness that can be seen in a routine/cog in the machine life. Overall a nice story with a cute collection of characters. The ending felt a bit rushed but was otherwise well paced. Low-medium re-readability as doesn't feel particularly deep/complex, but could be a nice 'upper' read.

A story of characters examining and finding their place in the world, and then finding their family. I admit I am most interested is the octopus and wish there was more focus on him! Medium re-readability.

I really enjoyed Jonasson's writing style - it feels removed and somewhat dry, which is a lovely contrast to the series of absurd events told. Who would have thought bombs, murders and politicking across the decades could have such a whimsy.