Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman

16 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

4.5

i’ve heard a lot of people say this wasn’t great, but i really liked it. i love backman’s writing and this was no different 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Classism, Suicide, Medical content, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, and Alcohol

elieska's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Minor: Child death

caseylovett's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

macknificent's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.0

I could not stand this main character or the motivations for his decisions, but the story still got me to cry. Bravo, Backman. Bravo.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Child death

Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident

kellyinbookland's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Car accident, and Cancer

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

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

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

emmalynette's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

chargriffith's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Child death