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minihope's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
chasingpages1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Death, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying
Minor: Alcoholism, Classism, Dementia, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Drug use, Addiction, and Blood
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Classism, Death, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, and Gun violence
radfordmanor's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Grief, Suicide, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
mitrabird2010's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
anotherreadingnook's review against another edition
- 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
I think that this is the kind of book that comes to you at the right time. If you feel some sort of anxiety at the moment, it could feel cathartic to read about Backman's colorful characters go through their own fears throughout life, have doubt with how deserving they are of their place in the world and those around them, and watch them be comforted and affirmed by others who feel the same. It's safisfying to see them work through their own will to stop paying attention to their fears to the point of never wanting to feel anything, in order to reach out to those who feel like they have no choice but to jump.
I laughed (aloud) as much as I cried while reading this. The premise is just NUTS and the dialogue so effective in its comedic delivery. If the scenes here were scenes in a TV show I would have paused every now and then just to laugh.
Though there are some parts that might be predictable, personally I still had some jaw-drop moments at some of the reveals. I'm amazed at how a ridiculous hostage drama was narrated throughout the book that you don't quite understand how the whole thing happened until the end. I liked how it all ended up tying together.
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Emotional abuse
madisonfrank's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
readerette's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Kidnapping
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
dana_kuku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Death of parent