Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

4 reviews

kriti's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death of parent, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Religious bigotry, Animal death, Dementia, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

jmbibliophile's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

A peculiar and poignant book about being human. Somehow this book managed to be both unrealistic and deeply relatable. I laughed, I cried, I felt seen. The empathy these characters showed, depsite their fictionality, made me want to believe the good in people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Animal death, and Infidelity

ri_lei_gh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Suicide attempt and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction

mandi4886's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Stalking, Terminal illness, War, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail