Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

51 reviews

slucchesi06's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: War, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Cancer

m_maria's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, and Suicide

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol

carlytenille's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Suicide

maudsmeets's review against another edition

hopeful reflective tense slow-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

3.5

it's interesting how the novel keeps trying to convince you that the story is realistic 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Addiction, Grief, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicide, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Blood

risemini's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Dementia, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

kat_rowlen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

I hated it when I started, but decided to see it through, and I’m so glad I did! In the end, I loved it. It was a wacky but inspiring story!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

hannalizzy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

The first half of this book was a low 3 for me, but the second half bumped it up a lot. I thought the ending was super heartwarming and even the characters I really didn’t care for ended up being like-able and like a mini found family. Backman’s style is very confusing and choppy in my opinion, but I love the poetic flair he has, and his dark humor. It makes up for the confusion I suffer from
for the first half of most of his books I’ve tried. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Grief

mheiling's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicide, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Terminal illness and Death

zw_books's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

regen20's review against another edition

funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Homophobia

Minor: Addiction