Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

18 reviews

lesejaguar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

This book is so highly relevant for all that is happening in european countries right now. I found it quite scary while on the other hand hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Car accident, Abandonment, Child death, Drug use, Excrement, Misogyny, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

kaelizaco's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

annakh16's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Violence, Grief, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Misogyny and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Medical content, Rape, and Alcohol

hannasandmann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

Comes nothing short of part 1. I was hooked. 
I still can't get my head around how every character in this series is a fully fledged human, because there are a lot and I feel like I know them all. Fredrik Backman did an immaculate job here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Misogyny, Outing, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Car accident, and Addiction

Minor: Child death, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

ate_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Grief, Physical abuse, Outing, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Suicide, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, and Drug use

chamaeleontis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Classism, Misogyny, Grief, Gore, Fatphobia, Drug use, Death, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Car accident, Bullying, Addiction, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Outing, Medical content, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Blood, and Dementia

Minor: Biphobia

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

kassidyreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Violence, Car accident, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, and Misogyny

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, and Child death

likeagilmoregirl's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

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