maiahhtratchh 's review for:

The Winners by Fredrik Backman

4.75

dark emotional 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

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Big Oof. But in the best way possible. My only critique would be that the pacing of the last two chapters didn’t match the rest of the book and there was definitely possibility to dig more into them. It felt like it wrapped everything up just a bit too quick.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide

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