Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

51 reviews

likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

annamur's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

escsmith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Car accident

meganspletzer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

bendy_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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 can’t even begin to describe the emotions this book made me feel. Fredrik Backman is a literary genius and I will not accept any other (wrong) opinions on the matter.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism

I can’t even begin to describe the emotions this book made me feel. Fredrik Backman is a literary genius and I will not accept any other (wrong) opinions on the matter.

mcbeennetts's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault

jenna_s_9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

This was an incredible follow up to Beartown. 

It did take me a little longer to connect and I felt like the second half of the book was spectacular and really captured the lightning in a bottle feel that Backman had with book one. 

It is tough to read at times, but my god does Backman have a way of capturing complexities and feeding them to us in a way that feels entirely relatable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual assault

djschnitzer's review against another edition

slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Outing, and Toxic friendship

court_epple's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Violence