(OK, maybe there are a few of those, but only a few!)īut there definitely are lots of bridge symbols and imagery, which elevates this from a fun novel to literature. Instead, it's hilarious, so it could also win Funniest Book of the Year-without being filled with stupid jokes. It should win an award for Most Heartwarming Book of the Year-without being all treacly and sweet. This is the story of all those people, all those troubled, hurting, anxious people who meet and share their stories and learn so much about themselves, each other, and the point of living together on this planet. And there is a lot of bridge symbolism and imagery. It's also the story of the two police officers-a father and a son-who end the hostage siege and then investigate the crime. This is the story of a bank robber who botches the job and then inadvertently takes eight people hostage, all of whom are viewing an apartment for sale in a small town in Sweden the day before New Year's Eve.
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