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My przeciwko wam by Fredrik Backman

208 reviews

erindorrien's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful sad

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence

emiliegrace's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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

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Oh boy does this book have a lot to say… Once again, Fredrik Backman had knocked it out of the park with a story centered around a hockey town that is so much more than just hockey. Each character is so beautifully and tenderly expanded upon from the introductory story in this series. The stakes are somehow even higher as new characters are introduced and the towns of Hed and Beartown are left to simmer in their hatred and rivalry in the wake of the events involving Kevin in the first book. A really hard look in the face of people (and a town and club) trying to recover from a tragedy. Just wow honestly. Side note, seeing even more of Benji’s (heartbreaking) story is killing me; I just want my boy to be happy and alive. On to the finale I suppose…

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Violence

sofieean's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Car accident

em_77's review against another edition

4.25

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Violence

lizziaha's review against another edition

4.25

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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To start with the negative, i think that this book just had too many fake-outs and political machinations for me. The political machinations couldn’t really be avoided—they were part of the story that Backman wants to tell, and very necessary. I just found them boring. The fake-outs, on the other hand, felt distracting to that story. I think it made certain emotional moments feel cheap instead of impactful. That being said, this book does emotion and characters beautifully. There’s a really palpable sense of connection between the characters. And i think that’s really essential to the story of discord. Because you need that connection and that history if you want there to be stakes between warring entities. Once again, I’m at a loss for where this series might go in the next book. And I’m slightly worried about the fates of certain characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Car accident, Outing

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Transphobia

dani794's review against another edition

5.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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"People we love will die. We will bury our children beneath our most beautiful trees."

fredrik, you have done it again, constantly raising the bar for us all and doing it flawlessly. i’d say i’m surprised but i know who you are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Outing

briniparker's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Rape

atalea's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing

Minor: Child death, Vomit

lorit1227's review against another edition

5.0

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, Car accident

redhothabanero's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective 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

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I dont have words to describe how well Fredrik Backman writes people. Their characteristics, their feelings, theire interactions with each other. I haven't cried this hard in a long time and both Beartown books I've read so far have had me ugly crying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape