10.2k reviews for:

Us Against You

Fredrik Backman

4.42 AVERAGE

ann_carebear's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

annadupreo's review

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad

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“Because I’m one of them? No, because you’re one of us.” I mean c’mon 😭 Backman just gets it. The people of Beartown feel so real it hurts, their flaws, their love, their heartbreak. This sequel has the same depth and humanity that made me fall in love with Beartown in the first place, and I’d follow these characters anywhere.

harumibibs's review

5.0

emotional reflective 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

meadsreads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional tense

annifuchs's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional 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

jalyda13's review

4.0

challenging emotional tense

kayliemvess's review

4.75

dark emotional 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

scnole2021's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective 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

hillarytrotter's review

4.0

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It took a while after Beartown for me to pick this book up. I was left shocked by Beartown and loved it so much but felt that the story was done and the novel could have been a standalone. So I found this book much like any other second book in a series, one where lots of world building and setting the scene happens. For me this meant that it was tough to get into but it ended well. We got so many new and vibrant characters and so much development of the world which was amazingly well done. I loved the understanding of people and the idea that we all hold both good and bad within us which is kinda the point. Definitely a must read series. 

abbeygyetvai's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced