Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

183 reviews

sring42's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Grief, Death, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

I don't care for books where the author keeps telling me how to perceive things and his way is the way. All these people are unbearable and I don't give a frick about their struggles. What you gonna do about that, Backman?

Giving it 2.5 bc for 65% of the book, I wasn't too aggravated by the writing style and it was even compulsively readable with all the hostage situation and who is the bank robber mystery going on–even if I was finding the characters grating and not relatable at all, which isn't usually a complaint I have towards characters but relatability, empathy seemed to be a pertinent factor for this book. But then, it kept beating the point over and over and over and over the head I got so incensed! I finished the book out of spite bc I'd already spent so many days on it, might as well see how this man wrapped this story up. It's so bad though. Fourth rate Dickens stuff. Oh, and the humor is intolerably bad, too.

Sincerely, an anxious person.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia

bearybooky's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

Book should be tagged lgbtqia

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Drug use, Death, Cursing, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Cancer, Grief, and Infidelity

aleroness's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Such a beautiful read centred on such a deep, complex, and sad subject.

Phenomenal examination of human behaviour and how everyone plays a role in everyone else's lives. So many fully fleshed out characters!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

kailiyahknight's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Suicide, Addiction, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

kanorve's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Wow. This was such an amazing read, I couldn't help the tears in the end. I loved it from beginning to end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Infidelity, Grief, Suicide, Addiction, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

caitielovebug's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Grief

maddie_ro27's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

Nobody has the ability to make me feel quite like Fredrick Backman does. I laughed out loud, I burst into tears, I contemplated the meaning of life...  even the "Authors Thanks" at the end of the book made me cry. After reading this, I think that Fredrick Backman could write an instruction manual and I'd want to read it. This book is a masterpiece. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, and Suicide attempt

acorn192k's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Minor: Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Grief, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Cancer, and Mental illness

scmiller's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcoholism

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Racism