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yulecogs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Grief, Stalking, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Classism, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Drug use, Death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction
elenatamsen's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Grief and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Death of parent
pinksappho's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, and Child death
cp_frey's review
- 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
Graphic: Bullying and Rape
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism
oliverlang's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, and Vomit
znvisser's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Turns out you can become immersed in a hockey game, and then a club, without actually really caring about hockey. Or games. And although this book seems to be about hockey, it made me sob halfway through already and then there was so much time left to just become very angry. Because of all the things you know people will say, and you see people say those things, and you still can't get over how stupid they are. But then there are also people who make the analyses and say the things you want and need to hear and even though the people that are supposed to listen to it won't, it does make you remember that they are the ones wiser and stronger than everyone else.
Culture is a recurring theme and Backman skilfully builds a story that reflects the ways in which culture and community grow and shape each other; and especially what happens if a flawed culture is protected by the community in which it is embedded, by which it keeps being nourished.
Above all, this story is about community: not just about club members finding each other in a sport, but about all the smaller bonds that exist. Because if you've shared a small town with the same people for generations, a big part of who you are is how you relate to others. So we learn about parents, children, siblings, coaches, crushes, friends, colleagues, idols and rivals. You will feel parents hurting because their child is in pain, the power of a friendship between fifteen year olds, and the loneliness of those who have lost the things most valuable to them so they can no longer bother to become a part of anything else anymore.
I loved the story and many of its characters so much that I don't even blame the author that much for very obviously manipulating my expectations and feelings. Not even for the fact that he succeeded.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Grief, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
ivana's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Grief, Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence
Minor: Animal death
emakay's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Islamophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Racism