10.1k reviews for:

Us Against You

Fredrik Backman

4.42 AVERAGE

hfsteig's review against another edition

5.0

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bookishplanner85's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

tabloid12's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

shannon_conn's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

maddie_wecker's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rrobbie's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

goziratozira's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

lucakocsis's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional tense 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

iugarretts's review against another edition

4.0

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The depth of the characters, their emotions, and the relationships make this a fantastic read. My only real complaint is that I would've liked to have understood Leo a little more. But who really understands 12 year old boys anyway???

chryscurl's review against another edition

5.0

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A story about hockey and yet so much more, I was absolutely blown away by the amount of emotion and energy that Backman manages to put into this follow up to Beartown. Yes, it helps if you have read Beartown but you don't need to. All will be explained.
I read a review that describes Backman as a modern day Dickens and I have to say that I agree; his characters are richly detailed and empathetically written, you find yourself rooting for everyone - even when they are on different sides. The situations are real and believable, what would you do in the name of family?