Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Björnstadt by Fredrik Backman

67 reviews

bluebear1's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent

_rosie_reads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Classism

melissa_b_67's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent

kananineko's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia

carolynbruce's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It took a while for me to get really interested, but once the first match begins, I was drawn into the story. I liked the narration style, constantly shifting to focus on different characters. One particular moment in the first act—a tasteless joke made in a locker room—told me everything I needed to know about the big reveal (the incident) halfway through the story, and tipped me off on the rest of the book. While the story was compelling, I was constantly taken out of it by the dialogue. So many lines were too…scripted. They didn’t speak like real people, too polished and sage and poetic. That style works beautifully for in Backman’s prose describing the town, but it felt unrealistic and stilted in the dialogue. The ending also felt a little too corny—not everyone has a happy ending, but they all have grand, symbolic moments or conversations that wrap up their story in a kind of clumsy bow. The flowery writing style didn’t help matters here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders

The entire second half of the book hinges on the rape of a main character. The town devolves into he-said, she-said nastiness and she is frequently discredited and further traumatized.

hannasandmann's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism

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

Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism

toriffic's review against another edition

4.5

emotional tense medium-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Racism

kassidyreads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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: Bullying, Rape, Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief

Minor: Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria

katiegurnett17's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this story was enraging in the best way. after 30 pages i felt very connected to the characters and i’ve never felt so angry and protective of a character before. this book brought out emotions in me that i didn’t even know i had. a very difficult very delightful book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs