Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

132 reviews

svincent2210's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, and Drug use

kassidyreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Body shaming

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, Self harm, and Racism

aleroness's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, Homophobia, Death of parent, Bullying, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

greta_o's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Sexism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Suicide

lilreiko88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

namelesssam_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Suicide, Violence, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Alcoholism, Stalking, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Rape, Racial slurs, Drug use, Death, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Grief

juliettedel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

Minor: Homophobia and Suicide

rory1387's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Suicide

sarahrahrah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I went into reading this knowing nothing about it, other than having seen lots of praise and recommendations for it. It right away starts the intrigue with the short chapter one and the "this is the story of how we got there," and then goes on to develop the town and characters and explain all the various aspects of living in a "hockey town". Because of that first chapter, I assumed that the "violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil" from the back blurb was about someone killing someone else with a shotgun. Even though Backman does a phenomenal job of hinting at what's coming through the character development and locker room culture, I was still unprepared for when

Kevin rapes Maya

and emotionally had a hard time continuing to read after that moment. But all in all it was a fantastic book with lots of interesting themes and thoughts about the human experience wrapped up in an interesting story about a small hockey town.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Drug use, and Child death

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Child abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Classism, and Racial slurs

sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This was my first Backman book and I listened to the audio. The way that he layered in so many POVs to tell a smooth and succinct story. 

My only frustration was just that this story is so true to so many across the world and it is so frustrating that we continue to perpetuate a rape culture world and continuously place more value on men or masc. presenting over women/ femme presenting people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide