"Swedish author Fredrik Backman celebrates the reconciling power of art with this story of an extraordinary painting and the eternal pain of youth," Goodreads writes on the site .
The winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards are determined by the site's members voting for their favorite book from a number of pre-nominated books.
“My Friends” received 167,509 votes. The book was also nominated in the audiobook category, but the award went to Rebecca Yarros’ “Onyx Storm.”
