Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman

29 reviews

brookealleger'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Death

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

4.5

i’ve heard a lot of people say this wasn’t great, but i really liked it. i love backman’s writing and this was no different 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Classism, Suicide, Medical content, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, and Alcohol

jade's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cancer

elieska's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Minor: Child death

noxygens's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content

healingtothemax's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A different take on “It’s a Wonderful Life” told in reverse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Medical content, Car accident, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

kwurtzel3's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death

macknificent's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I could not stand this main character or the motivations for his decisions, but the story still got me to cry. Bravo, Backman. Bravo.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Child death

Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident

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.

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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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Car accident, and Cancer