Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

16 reviews

mindybrown's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

szymek_w_rodawski's review

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Racism and War

scmiller's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Lesbophobia

fantaiil's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Fredrik Bakmann is and will always be my favourite author. And this is his best one yet (in my opinion).
I love his words, his characters and how he makes me cry while talking about humans and their inability of saying, what they want to say.

This book is about love, despair, kids, dumb choices, pizza, love, marriage, kids and their parents, money, capitalism, love and a bridge. It's about the connection between people and the irrational things we do, when we feel emotions that are to big to describe.

Backman is a magician. A magician of words and sentences and making one feel and cry and laugh and feel once again.

I wish, I could buy this book a thousand times and gift it to everyone I know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

windowplant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

Wow! Did not see the absurdity coming from the look of the cover or the name of the book. A really wild and hilarious story that is also dark and deeply thoughtful at the same time. It's ultimately hopeful, but takes on very heavy mental health themes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Lesbophobia

itsessbee's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

Loved the framing of this story and the cast of characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction and Lesbophobia

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Xenophobia

sxndaze's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This is the type of book that depends on your mood on whether you’ll enjoy it or not. When I started it, I wasn’t really in the mood for it. and I think that’s a shame. The story can be a little hard to get into. It’s jumbled and a little hard to follow with characters that come off as insufferable. The interview format is certainly a choice.

However, the connections that unfold as you get deeper into the book really have a hold on you, and it’s quite profound. There’s something about caring about people and supporting others. The last quarter of the book is my favourite, and I’m glad I finished it. An insightful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

rlinnyc's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Body shaming, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

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