Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

45 reviews

aromarrie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Homophobia, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Car accident

jennneely82's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Outing, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

lostpaperbacks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Deadnaming, Hate crime, and Outing

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

mollyb13's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

2023: I did a reread of this book so that I would remember what was going on before taking on the final book in the series. My second read was even better than the first and I wish I could rate it higher than 5 stars! While I have enjoyed the other books I've read by Backman, none of them hit me like the Beartown series does. Growing up in a small town and giving everything I had to a sport that was heavily influenced by outside politics, I relate to so much in this story. Backman captured details and feelings that I could swear he took right out of my head. And in general, this series captures humanity in a beautiful and heartbreaking manner. I continue to recommend this series to everyone that I can, as this series, and the people of Beartown, have my entire heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Hate crime, Bullying, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

aqtbenz's review against another edition

challenging 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

This duology is incredible. It's hard to read at times because Backman is so blunt about humanity, loyalty, and sexism.

I think this book was a really brave choice to write. So often we get the story of a sexual assault, the sexism, the immediate hatred and aftermath. But this book shows the fallout lasts so much longer than we want to believe. The whole town of Beartown continues to be affected by their (often toxic) hockey loyalty, but there is so much going on besides an assault. That was just one spark on this tinder pile. We see more of the town in this book, and we see more of the underlying issues in Beartown and Hed.

These books are incredibly well written, and the audiobooks are really great. Though heavy, would definitely recommend these books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Car accident