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So I wasn't keen on the subtitles as I tend to go for dubbed versions (please don't judge!) but seeing how much I enjoy the books by Fredrik Backman I wanted to give it a go. Note - I hadn't read the book so can't compare.

I really enjoyed this, the pace, the location & cinematography, the acting, the soundtrack & the story.

Don't let the subtitles put you off if you can't understand Swedish.

Well constructed...yet, the script push few of the characters into a strange and abnormal behaviour. It's a movie, a fiction, so stop complain about "the book.." Who could ever read all the books and novels to infer a fault ? Just watch the show.

I adored Fredrick Backman's book so I had quite high expectations for an adaptation that did it justice. It is a very emotional and important story that deserved an appropriate portrayal. For the most part this tv show didn't disapoint. The characters were cast very well (especially maya and amat - they were exactly how i imagined them in the book) and the acting was also fantastic. I did feel, however, that five episodes wasn't enough to completely introduce all the characters. The first book went into a lot more detail, portraying the characters with significant depth.

Overall, this was a very good adaptation but I do recommend reading the book first, Backman's writing and storytelling (even being translated from swedish) is unparalleled.

The acting is really good from everyone in this serie. Often when I see a show from Sweden there use to be at least one actor that you can't stand. I think this serie show that we have learned alot lately from making good shows and that we are getting better and better at it. To make this serie a 10/10 show we need to bring back Ludwig Göransson from US to make the background music :p

It's interesting the way the story is told. Little by little. Wasn't aware of the book so everything was unexpected and fortunately it was worth the watching. Scandinavians never disappoint. Well, this last is not objective...