Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman

75 reviews

mdveenendaal's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

• 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death

alessandravaron's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, and War

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Stalking, War, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, and Sexism

hilwithonel's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I don't recommend listening to the audio version while grocery shopping unless you like crying in public.

In true Fredrik Backman fashion, this book gives you a group of characters to love, laugh with, cry with, and watch grow. The story is told through the eyes of an 8 year old girl who loves Harry Potter and fairy tales adding a magical quality. The story was compelling. Each character more special than the next. Each characters storyline intertwined with the others allowing for an interesting, emotional story. If you love Fredrik Backman, I highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Violence, and Domestic abuse

katiej's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

I absolutely adored this! I loved every single character and all their unique flaws and how the all fitted together so perfectly. This has the perfect balance of laughter and sadness and really makes you think about family and friends and how we should all treat each other because you never really know what’s going on with someone behind closed doors!! Fredrick Backman has easily become a firm favourite of mine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, and War

Moderate: Addiction and Mental illness

_danika's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Car accident, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Violence, and War

soygirlsupreme's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Cancer, and Death

laurenzott's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Animal death

lilcoppertop's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Grief, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Mental illness

vschultheis's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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

A great, engaging read. It was creatively thought out and the plot was intricate and well thought out. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Animal death, and Death of parent

althea_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-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? No

5.0

What I liked: I honestly LOVED this novel! Being told from the perspective of a 7-almost-8-year-old girl who loved words and stories and research? It was a lot of fun and super charming. Took a little bit of effort to get used to Elsa's train of thought, but it was well worth it in the end.

What I didn't like: I haven't really thought of anything I didn't like about it, if we're being honest 🤷🏽‍♀️ 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Child death