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Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

9 reviews

baileyes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Grief, Child death, and Death of parent

pastlifetragedy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, Vomit, Cursing, Car accident, Classism, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Child death

candiemarsh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

This was a nicely paced read. I'd say it's a "feel good" book, with some emotional moments. Great character development; the characters grow to be more lovable as you go on with the story. It's the kind of read that isn't too heavy but at the same time makes you reflect.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Death of parent, and Death

bessadams's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, Car accident, and Bullying

Minor: Medical content

lhodgson26's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.0

For the first quater of the book I couldn't connect with the characters especially Britt Marie, however I was then rooting for them all and really wasn't prepared for all the emotion towards the end. As the story is about community and how football can unite a community in any circumstances no matter how rich or poor they may be or their gender or their age or how much pain they may be going through. It was heartbreaking when Sami died as he sacrificed himself for his friend who helped save him as a child by helping to remove his father but then got trapped in a circle of debt and dangerous habits. I liked how a love triangle between Britt- Marie and Sven and Kent was protrayed but we never got the answer and we hope she choose herself and went to Paris. I really liked Banks character and all the other characters too and the importantance of how sport is way more then just a game.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Murder

knunderb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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

5.0

I thought I would.hate the ending right up until the end. This book is a beautifully written picture of the effect someone can have on a community. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Murder

radfordmanor's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

norwegianforestreader's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexism

gem114's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

Britt-Marie Was Here is the story of an older woman who is struggling to build a new life for herself after she finds out that her husband of 40 years was having an affair.  To describe Britt-Marie as "type-A" is perhaps an understatement.  She lives by her lists, prides herself on being proper, and swears by sodium bicarbonate for solving (most of) life's problems.  When she winds up in Borg, a small town that's been hit hard by the financial crisis, for a job cleaning a recreation center, she's pushed far beyond her comfort zone.  Her relationships with the town's residents, especially the children on the soccer team she coaches, challenge her to come out of her shell.

I listened to Britt-Marie Was Here as an audiobook narrated by Joan Walker.  Although Walker's narration was on point from page 1, it took me a while to buy into the story.  I had just come off reading Legendborn and Grown (YA, diverse, suspenseful), and Britt-Marie is the exact opposite.  Soon, though, I found myself falling in love with Britt-Marie, with Borg, with Omar, Vega, Somebody, Sven, Sami, and all the others.  Regarding narration, I hated Walker's voice for Omar, but the rest were fine, and she's a perfect Britt-Marie.  I often listen to audiobooks while walking my dog, and there were times I found myself laughing out loud as I walked the sidewalks of my town at Backman's dialogue and Walker's delivery.

This was my first Backman novel, and it definitely won't be my last.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Death, Child death, and Car accident