Reviews tagging 'War'

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

48 reviews

cinderblox_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

I really loved learning about all the different characters and their back stories and how they connect with one another and how granny wove them into the fairy tales. I also loved the bond and love between granny and elsa. I really feel for elsa and wish she could have had her grandmother longer. I do agree that sometimes the way elsa talked and sidetracked made it hard to keep my attention as another review mentioned. But overall a really great book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Violence, and War

mousecat's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Violence, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug abuse and Infidelity

martinaaw's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed seeing everything unravel in the perspective of Elsa, lovely characters who all felt deep!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Animal death and War

menervold's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

 My grandma died when I was 12. She was my favorite person in the whole world. I did the audiobook for this one because it was recommended in an Instagram post for people who want the vibes of Marjorie by Taylor Swift and it really lived up to that expectation. Grieving as a child is so confusing and frustrating and no one knows what to say to you, and life also just has to go on and “everything will be ok” and this book really showed that. I am giving it 4 stars mainly because I got lost in some of the fantasy aspects, which may have been different if I didn’t do the audiobook! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

avasbookmark's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.0

This book was so sweet- I teared up at the end! As always, Fredrik Backman is a masterful storyteller who makes all of the characters in his stories, however minor they may seem, sympathetic and three-dimensional. This story didn’t hit me as hard as his other books but I’m still glad I got to read it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

kmbbb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Car accident, and War

linda48's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, and War

0tter_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Stalking

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and War

sunshinekmp's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, and Cursing

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and War

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and War