Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

21 reviews

hannasandmann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Comes nothing short of part 1. I was hooked. 
I still can't get my head around how every character in this series is a fully fledged human, because there are a lot and I feel like I know them all. Fredrik Backman did an immaculate job here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Misogyny, Outing, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Car accident, and Addiction

Minor: Child death, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

coolbeans995's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

3.5

Not as strong as the first book but still solid. The writing is beautiful in my opinion but not action packed, even in intense moments. I reckon that works turn some people off but I enjoyed it. I'm anxious to read the conclusion to this series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Homophobia, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcoholism and Child abuse

verafey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

This book had way more political aspects than the previous one in the series and still not quite sure if I liked that or not. This book was also very very sad and depressing for a long time and that was a bit too much for me. It took 300 pages to finally get to see some light at the end of the tunnel. I did really like the themes of (found) family and unconditional love, friendship, sexism/feminism and lgbtqia+. This book was definitely an emotional rollercoaster.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Violence, Bullying, Cursing, Outing, Sexism, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Car accident, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

kananineko's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Homophobia, Death, Violence, and Outing

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Car accident, Misogyny, Grief, Child death, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Dementia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Cursing, and Classism

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Outing, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Hate crime, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Cursing, Rape, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

marielcolley's review against another edition

inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse and Child abuse

sarahmichelle30's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Self harm, Homophobia, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Minor: Physical abuse and Rape

leonormsousa's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Violence, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Classism, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

knunderb's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Backman's ability to examine the human condition is just superb. I love how he zooms in on a character,.then zooms out on the broader story and then zooms in on another character. He simulateously makes you be so angry at a character and feel so much empathy for them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Car accident

bridget_t's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, Bullying, Death of parent, Rape, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Fire/Fire injury