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abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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
4.0
"This has always been your town in a way it never was for me; you never tried to find a life, you were in the right place from the start."
This was so short and yet it was so sad?? Fredrick Backman has a great talent for making things so sweet and tender and then completely heartbreaking. I love it so much.
This was so short and yet it was so sad?? Fredrick Backman has a great talent for making things so sweet and tender and then completely heartbreaking. I love it so much.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, and Grief
kellyinbookland's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Car accident, and Cancer
aqtbenz's review against another edition
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Death
kate_lv's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Death, and Child death
word_wandering's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ? ——————————————— There’s a little girl with cancer. There’s a woman with a folder. There’s a son with a letter. There’s a man who is about to make a deal. A life for a life. Normally, this is not my sort of book. Because heavy emotions are something I deal with enough in real life, and I don’t read for that. But this book was short and sweet. Beautiful words where it’s almost more like a form of poetry. I trust Fredrik Backman more than any other author. He takes hard things and with his beautiful words he always teaches me about the world and about myself. For these reasons, I trust him with the hardest feelings and this is truly the highest compliment I can give. He hasn’t betrayed me yet ❤️emmalynette's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Abandonment, and Alcoholism
chargriffith's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Child death
booksandgore's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer
emilywasbored's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Alcoholism
thealyssa_ann's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I listened to this audiobook on my drive to family Christmas and I think that will become a tradition. It was a wonderful one to listen to (and production was great) and is both simple and complex. There’s a lot of wisdom and quoteworthy content in this novella. It really added to my holiday season though it isn’t exactly holiday themed (despite what the cover might suggest).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer and Death