Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

597 reviews

britishbelle's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence

bucksk's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts

sydauth's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

sydauth's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

gremlin000's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective 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: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny reflective 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: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism

thehannahclaire's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

prairiefairie's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Classism

jennyatesfoley's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was an infuriating book to read. It is full of misogyny, and toxic masculinity, and a "boys will be boys" mindset. Boys are taught that violence can solve anything, women only exist for one thing, and consequences don't exist if you're good at hockey.
I do understand that making the reader uncomfortable may be the point of this book, to present a commentary on these very real dynamics that exist in real life. However, I also think that it's possible to write about social issues and also tell a compelling story that is enjoyable and digestible to the reader. Reading is a hobby, and hobbies are meant to be enjoyable, after all.
Also, something about the writing style didn't jibe with me. Maybe it was just lost in translation, I don't know, but I felt it was odd that many characters didn't get names. It was just "the bass player" or "David's girlfriend". And often when the POV changed, the new paragraph would start with "a mother and daughter" or "a boy" instead of just saying the characters name. It just felt clunky and unnecessary to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Suicidal thoughts

paulameenas_reads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts