Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

15 reviews

jennabarry3's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, and Toxic relationship

sj_54's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-paced

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

1.25

Context: Had to read this for a book club. Would have DNFed otherwise. 

Characters were one-dimensional until the last 1/4 of the book or so, then everything got tied up with a nice 'wholesome message, everyone gets a happily-ever-after' bow.

Maybe it's me but I have no patience for authors who introduce characters by their most annoying traits. Then expect us to like them by the end?? I don't even know how I feel about the story itself because it was such a struggle to listen (audiobook) to everyone whine and complain about each other for the first 3/4 of the book.

Extra things that I disliked: all the terrible stereotypes. Old lady is introduced as invisible/inconsequential because of her age, lesbians got together through an affair, super rich person who looks down on everyone else has hidden feelings that mean she's just like the rest of us.
Oh and

the bank robber is never referred to with any pronouns and GASP it's a woman when everyone assumed it was a man! Can we please drop the 'surprise! women are never expected to do dangerous things!' twist, it's so tired...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Blood, and Lesbophobia

aniwillow's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious 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

4.5

This book was an amazing read. I really enjoy how the talk about friendships, relationships, and mental health.

while they didn’t explicitly state it, I like how they touched on CPTSD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

ginadapooh's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

dana_kuku's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent