Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Ein Mann namens Ove by Fredrik Backman

678 reviews

itsmacnotmc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Dementia, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Grief, Homophobia, and Car accident

clk2019's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia

fogg_asphyx's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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

Moderate: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Sexism, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Death, Cancer, Outing, Homophobia, Racism, Miscarriage, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

starlitpage's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pregnancy, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Car accident, Death, Terminal illness, and Fatphobia

Minor: Child death, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Alcohol

caseyf's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Car accident, Grief, and Terminal illness

tadah's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

geck_h8's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

The book tore me apart. So wholesome & heartwarming, absolutely recommend to anyone. Especially one's who lacked an older positive figure in their lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Grief, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, and Cancer

malmark's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

shoeinafield's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I saw this film at the Palm Springs Film Festival in 2016. It was an incredibly beautiful film and when I learned that it was based on a book, I had to read it. Despite already knowing the plot, I still had raw visceral reactions at many stages of reading it. 

The book was so much better than the film, but the film had a great adaptation and kept the best aspects of the book. I loved the ending of the book much more than the movie cause it showed

Ove's relationship with the kids

which made me so happy but simultaneously sad. 

For me, a book that makes me sob and feel so many emotions is a great book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage

saradoxical's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

This book reminded me in turns of the movies Harold and Maude and It's a Wonderful Life. I was sold from the first chapter, when I could immediately visualize the poor Apple store employee along with Ove, shaking the box as the employee pleads with him not to. 

While this book seems like it might be dark and depressing, it's anything but. I loved Ove early on, and I love the community surrounding him.

And the cat.

Especially the cat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, and Miscarriage

Minor: Homophobia