Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

51 reviews

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

kananineko's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Violence, and Outing

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Car accident, Misogyny, Grief, Child death, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Dementia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Cursing, and Classism

danicam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Car accident, Death, Alcohol, Grief, Violence, and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt and Cancer

kassidyreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Violence, Car accident, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, and Misogyny

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, and Child death

saramoser's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

How does an author make you fall in love with the most unlovable characters? How does an author make you fall in love with a character you just met, and then break your heart? I think I may have loved this book even more than Beartown, I’m not sure I’ll have to think on that a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, Cancer, Death of parent, Rape, Homophobia, and Death

tara_valeria's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Sequel, hockey, grief, gay, friendship, small town

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, and Outing

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Outing, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Hate crime, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Cursing, Rape, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

chrissaay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Alcoholism, and Rape

knunderb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Backman's ability to examine the human condition is just superb. I love how he zooms in on a character,.then zooms out on the broader story and then zooms in on another character. He simulateously makes you be so angry at a character and feel so much empathy for them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Car accident

bridget_t's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, Bullying, Death of parent, Rape, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Fire/Fire injury