Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Winners by Fredrik Backman

10 reviews

haileyhardcover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The saga of Beartown comes to a tragic and triumphant close.

“This hurts too much to touch with words.”

I knew from the first page of The Winners that it was going to wreck me. I was not prepared. 

It took me over a month to read this book partially because work has been crazy and I haven’t had much time to read, but also because I was dreading the end of Beartown, saying goodbye to this town, these characters - especially one in particular. It was rough, but what a beautiful ride. Backman is my favorite for a reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, Medical trauma, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Outing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

thehmkane's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

Dammit Backman, you've done it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Addiction, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Suicide, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Abandonment, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Ableism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Medical content, and Miscarriage

j3ss1's review

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

Loved it and hated it in equal measure, loved it because of how emotionally wrecked it left me. Hated it for the same reason!
It speaks to how beautifully written it is and how well the characters are brought to life that I didn't get tired of the slow pace, I was hooked. I was also completely sobbing by the end. I really enjoyed having Hed characters who allowed us to see Beartown and the events of the last two books through a different perspective both in terms of how these new characters experienced those events and showing a comparison to other people's similar but different stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mass/school shootings, Rape, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, Car accident, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, and Suicide

edgaranjapoe's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Addiction, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Rape, Murder, Grief, Classism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Blood, Homophobia, Car accident, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abandonment, Stalking, Self harm, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Fatphobia, Abortion, Body shaming, Cancer, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Vomit

charlotte123's review against another edition

5.0

Ich habe Backman zwischendurch echt gehasst, aber am Ende war es perfekt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Rape, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit, War, Outing, Car accident, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Racism

allonsyahhlee's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Car accident, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Grief, Racism, Murder, Medical content, Homophobia, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Vomit, Violence, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Stalking, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Bullying, Drug use, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Death, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

laura_berger's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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: Murder, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Animal death, Rape, Drug use, Suicide, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia

katievh's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Homophobia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, and Murder

Minor: Car accident, Medical trauma, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Drug use, Alcohol, Violence, Rape, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Animal death