Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

My przeciwko wam by Fredrik Backman

173 reviews

annavanseveren's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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: Yes

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 Really didn't think this one would make me cry, but I should've known better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Violence, Car accident, Outing

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness

franklola's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional 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

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overall, i enjoyed this. i love Backman's writing and the Beartown characters are very 3 dimensional and loveable. i did not enjoy how we were introduced to a bunch of new characters and how the plot became so political. despite this, Backman never disappoints me with his strong characters that make me feel so deeply for them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

laura_berger's review against another edition

4.25

emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol

siebensommer's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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cynicism is simply a chemical reaction to too much disappointment.

i love this series so so much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury

madelonpaige's review against another edition

4.75

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Car accident, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

cannesi's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny medium-paced

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A good follow up to Beartown, but nothing could ever beat the first book. I still loved this book and being able to follow the same characters throughout their lives. The end with Peter made me chuckle because what makes him think he is qualified?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective 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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I really enjoyed this but felt it didn't have quiet the same impact as Beartown. The storyline involving the conniving politician in particular did not engage me. Apart from that there were so many fascinating and intertwined storylines, -  Benji coming to grips with his sexuality and being outed as gay, Maya struggling with the fallout from being raped and trying to protect her parents, Bono and Amat getting to grips with being in the A team while one of them struggled with a family tragedy, Peter trying to balance his love of the club with the needs of his  marriage and with manipulative external forces. Just like the previous book Backman showcases the best and worst of people. I know some people dislike his writing style - the philosophical interludes by an all knowing narrator that often feature a high level of foreshadowing. I enjoy them because Its a unique style and it really draws the reader into the action, and highlights the fact that even though our lives may be a world away from  small town hockey-obsessed Sweden the people and events are universal. We all are Beartown. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident

sarahgodfrey's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Death, Rape, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Outing

cassmills's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident