Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

573 reviews

katlynann's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-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

4.5

this book has heart 💗 hits different when you’re from a hockey town

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Homophobia

marinnelilly's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, and Homophobia

readwithanne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Misogyny

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This was good, but a very hard read. This is also insanely slow. I knew what this was about which I feel is low key a spoiler because the summary on the back doesn’t mention what happened. It was just so interesting to see how all the people reacted to this event and the motivation behind. This did make me so angry though. I honestly didn’t care about the hockey at 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Blood, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Death of parent, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Suicide, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

readwthsam's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

gluntv's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.5

my only complaint with this is the switching perspectives and too many characters to follow while listening, otherwise I loved this and I love sweet Benji🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

graecus_'s review

challenging emotional sad medium-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

i love this book so much. would definitely fall into the category of what i consider to be perfect books. so so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia

kdkenyon's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Violence

cconlon's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this tense drama about a hockey town that faces a moral and serious crime. I am not usually one for sports books and culture (I loathe the phrase “boys club” or “boys will be boys”) but this book truly shows how ingrained sports can be in a small town.

Throughout the whole book you are waiting for some of these grown ups to take accountability and make actions have consequences. Some aspects of the book are frustrating as the mentality behind winning the game comes before doing what is morally right!

I appreciated the multiple points of view that added a depth to the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Homophobia

bofstedal's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia