Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Kleine Stadt der großen Träume by Fredrik Backman

76 reviews

kadesdoorway's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Blood, and Alcohol

sjanke2's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

yeagleyreads's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Gaslighting

cathwest's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

Beautiful book, slow start but worth the read. I fell in love with this town. Great writing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Gaslighting

amy_harding's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Flowed seamlessly and made me weep

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Gaslighting, and War

yulecogs's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Okay, so when reading this I'm not gonna lie it's very slow in the beginning. And I even had the thought of dnf-ing because I was starting school and didn't have the time to stick through a book, but the concept was still intriguing to me and I loved "A Man Called Ove" so I stuck around for the author as well. Oh my goodness! I'm soooooo glad I dud! This book was phenomenal. But I feel like you have to like the way it was written to enjoy the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

abitofapoet's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

The thing holding me back from a 5 star review is the fact that I would never read this books again. That doesn’t make it less of a masterpiece, because it is. But damn did it hit close to home. Please check trigger warnings before you read, especially if you’ve been a victim of or have had a family member or friend experience SA. 

Fredrik Backman has a way of throwing you into a community and really, really making you understand it. Almost as if you’ve lived there your entire life. I find that fascinating about his writing. There’s a LOT of characters, but you feel like you understand all of them. (even if you hate them) 

This story follows a team of hockey players, their families, friends, and the people who’s lives revolve around them in one way or another. It’s really, really honest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

pernillelsk's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent