Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

21 reviews

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Outing, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Hate crime, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Cursing, Rape, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

ems_rxlibrary's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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 don’t think this man is capable of writing a book that is anything less than perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Outing, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cursing, Car accident, and Suicide

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

overall, i enjoyed this. i love Backman's writing and the Beartown characters are very 3 dimensional and loveable. i did not enjoy how we were introduced to a bunch of new characters and how the plot became so political. despite this, Backman never disappoints me with his strong characters that make me feel so deeply for them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Stalking, Child abuse, Outing, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

cannesi's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

4.25

A good follow up to Beartown, but nothing could ever beat the first book. I still loved this book and being able to follow the same characters throughout their lives. The end with Peter made me chuckle because what makes him think he is qualified?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Car accident, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death

alexiconic's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.25

It’s blown me away a bit less than the first book. I loved spending more time with the characters I loved in Bear Town. Backman is able to continue the story and at the same time tackle new, recognizable trends we might see in our lives, too. Admirably done, because it never feels like a stretch or fan service. The one drawback is just that it didn’t feel like a necessary sequel given the wrap up of the first book in this duology.  Which isn’t bad at all - still it’s one of the best sequels I’ve read - but it felt just a bit jarring to re-enter a world that seemed finished and well-rounded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Outing, Death, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

breadwitchery's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, Outing, Child death, Self harm, Sexism, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Cursing, Drug use, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness

plumquin'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Outing, Grief, Death, Cursing, Car accident, and Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Rape

ivana's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Rape, and Violence

oliverlang's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

emakay's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness