Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The Deal of a Lifetime and Other Stories by Fredrik Backman

10 reviews

brookealleger's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Death

startjpw23's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

The is a novella. None of the characters are named. The narrator is a man who has been very successful in business. This success has come at the expense of spending time with his son. The narrator is kind of hard to like. Because of his success, he considers himself better than most people. He thinks most people just live their lives and don't really leave a mark when they die. The narrator prides himself on being one of the few who does leave a mark. As the book goes on, he makes a very difficult decision. This is an old reference, but the narrator reminds me of the protagonist in the Harry Chapin song "Cat's in the Cradle". I enjoyed the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Cancer

bealittlebrave's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Death of parent

noxygens's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content

sarahmae531's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

3.0

Thought it was an okay novella. I’m not sure if it was the writing or the translation, but I felt a little too lost for the first 20 or so pages, which has a big impact when that’s a third of the book 😂
I previously read And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer and enjoyed that one much more and would recommend that one over this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Car accident

healingtothemax's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A different take on “It’s a Wonderful Life” told in reverse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Medical content, Car accident, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

macknificent's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I could not stand this main character or the motivations for his decisions, but the story still got me to cry. Bravo, Backman. Bravo.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Child death

Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident

abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

"This has always been your town in a way it never was for me; you never tried to find a life, you were in the right place from the start."

This was so short and yet it was so sad?? Fredrick Backman has a great talent for making things so sweet and tender and then completely heartbreaking. I love it so much.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, and Grief

kellyinbookland's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Car accident, and Cancer

kjm_x's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Terminal illness