#5 in Humour
Anxious People
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 22 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
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About the book
Anxious People is a novel by Swedish writer Fredrik Backman published by Forum in 2019. The novel was published in English in 2021.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 1,111 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 86% of the weight and the score stays at 8.4 — the Humour average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.7 | 22 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 1.1K | 98% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Fredrik Backman is truly my favorite author, so I am going to attempt to write this review, the way he writes his books. I'm destined to fail but I will die trying. This is a review of a book. But that is probably not what it is, really. The truth is that writing a review of Fredrik Backman is a little like trying to describe the specific feeling of finding out the thing you were absolutely certain was chocolate, and in Fredrik Backman's words; is actually liver pate. You can describe the mechanics of it. The expectation, the bite, the pause, the slow and dawning horror of realizing you wer…”
Frequently asked
What is Anxious People rated?
8.4 out of 10, from 1,111 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.
Is Anxious People worth reading?
Readers give it 8.4/10 from 1,111 ratings, which puts it ahead of 95 % of the Humour shelf.
How long does it take to read Anxious People?
About 6 hours at an average reading pace — 352 pages.
Where does Anxious People rank?
#5 in Humour on the current snapshot.
Was Anxious People a bestseller?
Yes — 22 weeks on the New York Times list, peaking at #2. Sales are shown here but never scored.
How long is Anxious People?
It has 352 pages — longer than 80% of the ranked books in Humour.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Humour — with scores between 8.3 and 8.4, closest to this book.
