Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

215 reviews

mindybrown's review against another edition

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

3.5


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fieldofsummer's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

If you’re considering reading this, just go read it. 
If you’ve never heard of this, consider the content warnings, and then go read it. 

I’ve never underlined a fictional book so much as I have with this. 
I will never forget nor recover from this book. 
I’m surprised I haven’t heard more about this book but if everyone who has read this feels the same way as I do, I understand. You have no clue what to say after a book such as this. Or you hated it. If that’s the case, please don’t tell me. 

Be fair warned, it’s written differently than you’d expect. But it has the potential to be so good you are put in a book slump. Prevail! 
Also, to say anything more would be spoilers. And I’m not exaggerating. 

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sammymilfort's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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ashwas1228's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5


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hannahromans's review

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

I was honestly really hoping for more from this book. The beginning really drew me in but as it went on, I just wasn’t enjoying it. It felt very unorganized and hard to keep up with. Some of the ideas and thoughts were lovely and I did enjoy parts of this book, it was just a little bit of a letdown for me. 

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readbycarina's review

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5


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alessandravaron's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0


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sestout's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.75


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lizziealex's review

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5.0

fredrik i am IN YOUR WALLS. you can’t keep getting away with this. 

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maiamorgue's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Viscerally human and so so funny. I truly love each and every one of these characters. Would be the perfect book for aliens to read when they take over Earth to understand what homo sapiens are. It's pretty corny, but I loved it.

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