Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Vi mot er by Fredrik Backman

8 reviews

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

To start with the negative, i think that this book just had too many fake-outs and political machinations for me. The political machinations couldn’t really be avoided—they were part of the story that Backman wants to tell, and very necessary. I just found them boring. The fake-outs, on the other hand, felt distracting to that story. I think it made certain emotional moments feel cheap instead of impactful. That being said, this book does emotion and characters beautifully. There’s a really palpable sense of connection between the characters. And i think that’s really essential to the story of discord. Because you need that connection and that history if you want there to be stakes between warring entities. Once again, I’m at a loss for where this series might go in the next book. And I’m slightly worried about the fates of certain characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Violence, Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Outing

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Rape, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Blood, Self harm, Addiction, and Classism

Minor: Transphobia and Child abuse

lettuce_read's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Homophobia

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Rape

likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Outing, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Hate crime, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Cursing, Rape, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

overall, i enjoyed this. i love Backman's writing and the Beartown characters are very 3 dimensional and loveable. i did not enjoy how we were introduced to a bunch of new characters and how the plot became so political. despite this, Backman never disappoints me with his strong characters that make me feel so deeply for them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Stalking, Child abuse, Outing, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

alexiconic's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.25

It’s blown me away a bit less than the first book. I loved spending more time with the characters I loved in Bear Town. Backman is able to continue the story and at the same time tackle new, recognizable trends we might see in our lives, too. Admirably done, because it never feels like a stretch or fan service. The one drawback is just that it didn’t feel like a necessary sequel given the wrap up of the first book in this duology.  Which isn’t bad at all - still it’s one of the best sequels I’ve read - but it felt just a bit jarring to re-enter a world that seemed finished and well-rounded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Outing, Death, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

mightydroz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Major trigger warning for SA and self harm, for both this book and the previous novel. This book has a surprising amount of compassion without ignoring the harmful impact of characters when they do harmful things. Did not think I would read not one, but two books largely centered around hockey, but I sure did!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Outing, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, Rape, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, and Homophobia

emakay's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness