Reviews

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

carliestewart's review against another edition

5.0

Even better than the first. I’m still crying

kathrynshields's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

emilyverespy's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

3.5

emuewe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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: Car accident, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, Drug use, and Rape

jencook29's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.0

late_to_the_party_reader's review against another edition

I can't stress enough, I think this author is a gorgeous writer. Unfortunately, I am just not in the mood for a heavy read right now. I would love to come back to it, or slowly chip away at this one. Honestly I don't know if Beartown needed a sequel. 

tennilles's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

izzyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

jess_clow's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

After the monolith that was Beartown, I'd had many people say this book fell short of its predecessors wonder. I also felt Book 1 was a complete story -- it could've easily ended there, and I would've been content -- so I wasn't sure how to feel going into Book 2.

I tried to go in with low expectations -- very difficult for a Fredrik Backman book -- but I cannot understand how much I loved this book. It meant a lot to me to see the aftermath of Book 1 and the deeper dive into the Pack and the introduction of Vidar was a really interesting direction.

Was it as good as Beartown? No. Beartown was 10 out of 5 stars and I'm not sure any book I ever read again will stand up to its magnificence. But Us Against You is a strong 5 star read in its own right and I highly recommend. I cried many times.

nobonesnicole's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense

4.0

A bit long and still after school special-y but I’m gonna finish the trilogy