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In a hilarious short story from New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, the absurdities of modern life cause one man’s solitary world to spin suddenly, and comically, out of control.
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.
Told in Fredrik Backman’s singular witty style with sharply drawn characters and relatable antics, The Answer Is No is a laugh-out-loud portrait of a man struggling to keep to himself in a world that won’t leave him alone.
©2024 by Vecka 16 AB (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation © 2024 by Elizabeth DeNoma.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Britt-Marie can't stand mess. She eats dinner at precisely the right time and starts her day at six in the morning because only lunatics wake up later than that. And she is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. But at 63, Britt-Marie has had enough. She finally walks out on her loveless 40-year marriage and finds a job in the only place she can: Borg, a small, derelict town devastated by the financial crisis.
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A Gem
- De Sara en 05-12-16
De: Fredrik Backman
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
- A Novel
- De: Fredrik Backman
- Narrado por: Joan Walker
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
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Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is 77 years old and crazy, standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-men-who-want-to-talk-about-Jesus crazy. She is also Elsa's best and only friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother's stories, in the Land of Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas, where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal.
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Simply splendid.
- De B.J. en 07-27-15
De: Fredrik Backman
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Beartown
- De: Fredrik Backman
- Narrado por: Marin Ireland
- Duración: 13 h y 11 m
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People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semifinals, and they actually have a shot at winning.
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Miserable
- De Dee Garza en 06-12-17
De: Fredrik Backman
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A Man Called Ove
- A Novel
- De: Fredrik Backman
- Narrado por: J. K. Simmons
- Duración: 9 h y 13 m
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Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. But behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul.
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By Far the Best Narrator of a Book I've Had
- De WanderLaw en 04-05-20
De: Fredrik Backman
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Die Antwort lautet NEIN
- De: Fredrik Backman
- Narrado por: Steffen Groth
- Duración: 1 h y 45 m
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Lucas will nichts als seine Ruhe in einer Welt, die ihn einfach nicht in Ruhe lässt. Eine Kurzgeschichte vom internationalen Bestsellerautor Fredrik Backman Videospiele, Wein und Pad Thai – das ist der perfekte Abend für Lucas. Andere Menschen? Muss nicht sein. Warum denn, wenn er auch alleine glücklich sein kann? Als der dreiköpfige Vorstand der Bewohnervertretung überraschend an seiner Tür klingelt und eine Inspektion seiner Bratpfanne verlangt, ist Lucas alles andere als begeistert. Doch Abwimmeln ist nicht.
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Wunderbar!
- De must love dogs en 12-13-24
De: Fredrik Backman
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Evidence of the Affair
- De: Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, George Newbern, James Daniels, y otros
- Duración: 1 h y 19 m
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The correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer reveals, piece by piece, the painful details of a devastating affair between their spouses. With each commiserating scratch of the pen, they confess their fears and bare their souls. They share the bewilderment over how things went so wrong and come to wonder where to go from here. Told entirely through the letters of two comforting strangers and those of two illicit lovers, Evidence of the Affair explores the complex nature of the heart. And ultimately, for one woman, how liberating it can be when it’s broken.
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AN INCREDIBLE EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE!
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When We Were Friends
- A Short Story
- De: Jane Green
- Narrado por: Lucy Rayner
- Duración: 1 h y 14 m
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By all accounts, Lucy’s handled her divorce well. She’s finally in the cozy, plant-filled house of her dreams. And although she doesn’t fit in with the other divorcées—all busy looking for their next ex—she’s excited to get down to earth and savor the small joys of life. When Lucy meets Elle, a hip younger woman who shares her same passions, their connection is instant. Taking a chance on kismet, Lucy forges a friendship that fills her days with meaning. She and Elle are inseparable, from sunup to sundown, enjoying the immediate ease and familiarity of each other’s company.
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Felt like it could turn dark at any moment
- De Etoile NEOhio en 03-15-25
De: Jane Green
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The Fall Risk
- A Short Story
- De: Abby Jimenez
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Connor Crais
- Duración: 1 h y 48 m
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It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, and Charlotte and Seth are not looking for romance. Armed with emotional-support bear spray, Charlotte is in self-imposed isolation and on guard from men. Having a stalker can do that to a person’s nerves. Just across the hall and giving off woodsy vibes is Seth, a recently divorced arborist. As in today recently. Heights, he’s fine with. Trust? Not so much.
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Short and fulfilling
- De Yanitza Hernandez en 03-02-25
De: Abby Jimenez
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Natural Selection
- A Short Story
- De: Elin Hilderbrand
- Narrado por: Erin Bennett
- Duración: 1 h y 54 m
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After a string of bad dates and no prospects, Sophia Othonos has finally hit the jackpot: an actual nice guy. When he suggests a romantic getaway, she’s sure they’re about to take the next step toward their future. A rustic cruise to the Galápagos Islands isn’t exactly her idea of a vacation, but Sophia is ready for anything…until her boyfriend has to cancel. Now she’s all alone on a trip that was meant for two. Sophia finds herself at a crossroads about who she is, what she wants, and whether her relationship is really everything she thought.
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Great Story!!
- De escoocoo en 09-14-24
De: Elin Hilderbrand
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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife
- A Novel
- De: Anna Johnston
- Narrado por: Tim Carroll
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
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Frederick Fife was born with an extra helping of kindness in his heart. If he borrowed your car, he’d return it washed with a full tank of gas. The problem is there’s nobody left in Fred’s life to borrow from. At eighty-two, he’s desperately lonely, broke, and on the brink of homelessness. But Fred’s luck changes when, in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, he takes the place of grumpy Bernard Greer at the local nursing home. Now he has warm meals in his belly and a roof over his head—as long as his poker face is in better shape than his prostate and that his look-alike never turns up.
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Somewhat engaging but predictable
- De RSNYC en 10-15-24
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Three Days in June
- A Novel
- De: Anne Tyler
- Narrado por: J. Smith-Cameron
- Duración: 4 h y 23 m
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Gail Baines is having a bad day. To start, she loses her job—or quits, depending on whom you ask. Tomorrow her daughter, Debbie, is getting married, and she hasn’t even been invited to the spa day organized by the mother of the groom. Then, Gail’s ex-husband, Max, arrives unannounced on her doorstep, carrying a cat, without a place to stay, and without even a suit. But the true crisis lands when Debbie shares with her parents a secret she has just learned about her husband to be. It will not only throw the wedding into question but also stir up Gail and Max’s past.
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Simple, Enjoyable, performed 5 stars
- De PM en 02-14-25
De: Anne Tyler
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The Bookstore Sisters
- The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories
- De: Alice Hoffman
- Narrado por: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Duración: 1 h y 6 m
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Isabel Gibson has all but perfected the art of forgetting. She’s a New Yorker now, with nothing left to tie her to Brinkley’s Island, Maine. Her parents are gone, the family bookstore is all but bankrupt, and her sister, Sophie, will probably never speak to her again. But when a mysterious letter arrives in her mailbox, Isabel feels herself drawn to the past. After years of fighting for her independence, she dreads the thought of going back to the island.
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The Bookstore Sisters
- De GSmith en 11-21-22
De: Alice Hoffman
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I See You've Called in Dead
- A Novel
- De: John Kenney
- Narrado por: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Duración: 7 h y 34 m
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Bud Stanley is an obituary writer who is afraid to live. Yes, his wife recently left him for a “far more interesting” man. Yes, he goes on a particularly awful blind date with a woman who brings her ex. And yes, he has too many glasses of Scotch one night and proceeds to pen and publish his own obituary. The newspaper wants to fire him. But now the company’s system has him listed as dead. And the company can’t fire a dead person. The ensuing fallout forces him to realize that life may be actually worth living.
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wonderful book. Comic edge but full of heart
- De Amazon Customer en 04-10-25
De: John Kenney
Love Backman, wrong narrator
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The humor is great, and the story is really heartwarming. It doesn't need much to get us to understand the characters, and it doesn't feel rushed.
At some point, we've all probably been or wanted to be like Lucas—just minding our own business. We usually don't realize how our boundaries or lack thereof, can hurt or block the people who care about us, or invite inconveniences. It's all about finding that balance, plus a little reflection and self-love. Living is hard enough.
That's my take on the story. I totally recommend it, and the audiobook is awesome.
(P.S. The Board Animal is amazing—love Linda!)
Nice!
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Cute
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This author has a very unique and humorous way of looking at people
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perspective
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Amazingly witty
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commonsense
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That's a great way to explain the world today.
It will go straight into my FAVOURITES
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Great storyline!
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The narration, however, was a couple degrees less than ok. I'm not a fan of female narrators to begin with. The slower pace, over enunciation and slurring of letters to sound sultry or soothing... irks my ire. This person has an actually very pleasant speaking voice! But then she tries to do voices... and that's where the wheels come off the cart. Enthusiasm and inflection would have been great... but the voices didn't do her any justice.
The story? GREAT! The delivery... Meh.
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