Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

17 reviews

djschnitzer's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Outing, and Toxic friendship

radio_4's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

overall, i enjoyed this. i love Backman's writing and the Beartown characters are very 3 dimensional and loveable. i did not enjoy how we were introduced to a bunch of new characters and how the plot became so political. despite this, Backman never disappoints me with his strong characters that make me feel so deeply for them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

cannesi's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

4.25

A good follow up to Beartown, but nothing could ever beat the first book. I still loved this book and being able to follow the same characters throughout their lives. The end with Peter made me chuckle because what makes him think he is qualified?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

lotteaibi's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

kizzy's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

warnerselle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Us against you and Beartown are two of the most beautifully written books I've ever read. Benji's character is very relatable, the anger, apathy and fear of growing up lgbtq+ alone, a sad childhood, a missing sense of belonging in a way you can't express is very hard to write but it's perfectly. I loved every minute I spent reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Blood