Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman

29 reviews

aqtbenz's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

kate_lv's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Death, and Child death

booksia's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

it's a pretty good short story that can be read really quickly. it does tug on the heartstrings a bit but because we don't have the time to get to know the characters more it just doesn't pack the punch as it could if it were longer

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, and Death of parent

wngwendy's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

kjm_x's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Terminal illness

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Alcoholism

niya_nikolova'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Minor: Death of parent

hammy_down's review against another edition

emotional 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

It’s Fredrick Backman. This one had a very powerful ending. Honestly… I can’t get over the humanity that spilled over these pages… the way you can’t hate a character because they’re too human. The struggles that only someone who has struggled can describe. It’s the experience. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

aoifeprettypurplepolkadots's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

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). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death