My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Published 2025 · 436 pages · 118,000 words · about 8 hours at an average pace · Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Coming-of-Age

How hard is My Friends to read?

My Friends scores 3.3 out of 10 for difficulty, making it moderately challenging.

  • Vocabulary complexity: 2.4 out of 10
  • Sentence structure: 2.8 out of 10
  • Abstract concepts: 3.6 out of 10
  • Information density: 3.2 out of 10

Literary standing

My Friends holds a literary regard score of 3.9 out of 10 on ReadingRate, reflecting its canonical status, critical acclaim, and influence.

About the author

Fredrik Backman