Bloody Awful in Different Ways

A LITTLE TREASURE OF A BOOK. Hilarious but vulnerable, clever but raw, and pure joyous storytelling on every page. You’ll come for the laughs, but you’ll stay for the love letter, from a grown man to his boy self, promising everything will be all right * Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove *
In a perfect balance between levity and sadness, Andrev Walden depicts a boy's attempt to come to terms with a life where fathers are constantly replaced. Bloody Men is a humorous examination of a different kind of childhood, which, despite the pervasive blackness, is portrayed with an inexhaustible warmth and presence * August Prize Judges *
Outstanding literature. Shamelessly entertaining * Sydsvenskan *
Walden makes both trivialities and atrocities sparkle * Aftonbladet *
This is a childhood story of the humorous kind, which occasionally resembles a fairy tale – but also has a core of seriousness and sadness, through its portrayal of men’s violence against women and children … A remarkable achievement, Bloody Men is a debut that bodes very well * Svenska Dagbladet *
A hair-raising story, formidably told [...] I would sacrifice blood for his language * Dala-Demokraten *
Walden impresses greatly with his thoughtful storytelling and unique filter against reality * Göteborgsposten *
If there is such a thing as an absolute literary ear, Andrev Walden has it, because throughout the book he hits every single note right and that is something very unusual - 5/5 * BTJ *