Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

44 reviews

jess_kay's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Suicide

rhubarbpi3's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I quite liked this book! Not quite as good as the third, (I think?) but I love the writing style. The author does these beautiful repetition phrases and says like a theory and then a story and brings it back to this big idea that I quite like. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

lettuce_read's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

arantxalasa's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence

ate_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kassidyreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Self harm

Minor: Child death, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

mashley512's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying

biddibee's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Everything Backman writes feels like the easiest 5 stars I've ever given. Nobody can write characters like him. He can show the good in every one, regardless of how awful he might portray them at first. He does suspense so well in this book that parts were painful to read. He doesn't make things easy and things don't go the way you want, but his books are perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

natrix's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Outing

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury