Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

6 reviews

hannahbaird2023's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I loved A Man Called Ove but I loved this even more. Such wonderful storytelling!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Blood, Dementia, and Murder

grapefruitjuice's review

emotional 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

kriti's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Dementia, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

jmbibliophile's review

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

5.0

A peculiar and poignant book about being human. Somehow this book managed to be both unrealistic and deeply relatable. I laughed, I cried, I felt seen. The empathy these characters showed, depsite their fictionality, made me want to believe the good in people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

ri_lei_gh's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction

mandi4886's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail