Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

42 reviews

katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? N/A

4.0

Such a great book! Ove is such a sweet man and I’ve wanted to read this book for so long. Funny and heartwarming, moving but sad too. Beautifully written. 
Pick at Bookclub

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Cursing, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Self harm, Terminal illness, Medical content, Miscarriage, Child death, Chronic illness, and Death

purpleseals's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death of parent, Excrement, Death, and Cursing

spicierleaf's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Minor: War

chelle22's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Blood, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Dementia, Grief, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Violence

allydee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Car accident, Cancer, and Body shaming

theabee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Heartbreaking and then heart-mending. I cried so hard

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Infertility

atobin09's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I wanted to read this before watching the movies (there was one made not long after the book and another with Tom Hanks). Wow. Just wow. I laughed, I cried, I sobbed. Old, crotchety Ove (pronounced Oo-va) very quickly reminds you of that grumpy neighbor everyone has that they still grow to really like, even love. I had a similar neighbor die right before I read this, so it quickly warmed my heart. I will read again often. 
If you want a wonderful audio version, J.K. Simmons IS Ove. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Xenophobia

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.25

Ove grew on me slower than the author intended to but by the end i guess he's okay…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Car accident, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Body shaming, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Fatphobia, Medical content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Excrement

chezie's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

I don’t normally cry when reading books but I couldn’t stop crying with this one. It’s full of a lot of love but also covers the reality of a tough life and grief.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, Cancer, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Grief, and Animal cruelty

leic01's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, and Homophobia