Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Winners by Fredrik Backman

103 reviews

clairebartholomew549's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

I loved this series, and this is a fine ending, but it definitely felt like this book was about 200 pages too long. This book repeats many of the plot lines and themes of the first two books, and although the way Backman describes characters and their motivations will always be interesting and intriguing, I felt a little run down by this last installment.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Sexism, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Medical content, Body shaming, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Classism, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Murder, Rape, Racism, and Sexual violence

_pauline's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" he demands as Hannah climbs into the backseat and starts whispering to the woman. 
"What's your job?" the midwife asks in a controlled voice. 
"Painter," he replies, clearing his throat. 
"How about I decide how we help your wife give birth, then you can make the decisions next time we paint a wall?"

• yet another example of Fredrik Backman single-handedly curing my big book fear
• it’ incredibly dark & sad but some scenes are just so funny (like the forest scene with ana & hannah)
• page 1 and
  644
  broke me
• I‘m not ready for this series to be over & I‘m gonna need 5-7 business days to recover (or maybe I just won’t)
• flawlessly translated - I keep forgetting I‘m not reading his books in the language they were initially written in 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, and Animal death

Minor: Child death

lizschultz24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Gun violence

Minor: Homophobia

saatkinson's review against another edition

emotional sad

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Homophobia and Rape

karenperry93's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Bullying

elainarkk's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

While I enjoyed reading this series as a whole, this book was such a drag for me. Half of the plot points and new characters don’t have any significance in the end, which makes it hard to appreciate how long it took to read. The underlying messages and conversations had in this book about sexism, violent masculinity, class structures, and family (whether chosen or biological) are super great, so—again—I’m glad I read it, but I just think Backman’s writing style is not my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Misogyny

sbookreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Murder, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Pregnancy, Classism, Cursing, Vomit, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Child death, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

hannasandmann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Gun violence, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Suicide, Child death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Rape and Child abuse

Minor: Religious bigotry, Addiction, and Self harm

kassidyreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Gun violence, Rape, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Misogyny, Drug use, Child death, Animal death, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide, Bullying, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

ajone540's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Rape, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug use

Minor: Homophobia