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vietmom's review against another edition
- 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
Compared to Beartown, this book follows more characters, both ones we already met and new ones. It picks up right where the first one left off, minus the parts where it flashes forward ten years. This book covers more aspects of life that I think more people need a realistic view on so they can actually learn from what they read. This book still had the many moments where I laughed and cried, thinking back, I think this one actually had more moments I left a sticky note on and wrote down the quote in my log. Fredrick Backman truly did it again and I can't wait for the third book.
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Bullying
shannanigans92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Violence, Grief, Car accident, and Outing
calicot's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Rape, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Death, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
ladev12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Rape and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
beccic's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Car accident
ivana's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Rape, and Death of parent
coffeebreath27's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape
suprita's review against another edition
- 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
Welcome back to Beartown. A town that lost its way, fell and is now dying. In Us Against You, Fredrik Backman brings us a heart wrenching story of two towns, two teams, and what it means to believe in something bigger than yourself. One post does not do justice to this book. 2,200 characters is not enough. For this post I’m going to focus on how the book made me feel. So, this is not really a book review.
Backman takes words and turns them into something more. He turns them into emotions. And then he uses those very emotions to break your heart. If Beartown was the author ripping our hearts out, Us Against You is him throwing it on the floor and stomping on it while you helplessly watch from a corner. Because you can’t stop yourself. Because he’s that good. Backman is famous for writing books that test you not only as a reader but also as a person. It’s hard to read this book, but as the Bears from Beartown will tell you with a grin, “It’s supposed to be hard”.
I loved it and I hated it. I laughed and I cried. I shut the book and threw it away. I picked it back up and held it close. I took many breaks in between but I always came back for more, because by then this book and it’s characters had become a part of me. Their wins were mine to savour and their tragedies were mine to bear, and trust me there’s plenty of both in this book.
Backman is a master when it comes to writing grey characters. You can dislike his characters but never hate them because he’ll make sure to show you that they are only human after all, flawed and imperfect like all of us. He is not afraid of tarnishing his “heroes” and redeeming his “villains”.
Read this one. But be sure to pace yourself.
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Car accident
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Homophobia, Rape, and Violence
Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Self harm
oliverlang's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Grief