Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

80 reviews

entropyseeker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

It's 4:30AM and I've been reading for 5 hours. The bears from Beartown could keep me reading for ages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Excrement

radmartigan's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Homophobia

Moderate: Death and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Rape, and Death of parent

reeccees's review against another edition

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

Far too much world building and repetitive sentences for a sequel, especially it being information we learned in the first book. It started out much slower than book 1, but picked up pace and ended with a bang. Beautifully written as always. And now I am in pain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm and Blood

emelle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Outing

c_alexander's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Outing

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

chemeducator's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Hate crime, Rape, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

yochananvered's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Sequels often don’t live up to the first installment. This one did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Sexism, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Outing

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

emuewe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, and Suicide

eleasofia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this book continues just as the first book: the writing is beautiful, the story is carefully crafted and often misleads the reader for a while, all of the characters are unique and never just good or bad. the book is as much about community as the first one, and yes, ice hockey is still important, but it still really isn't a story about sports. the characters are the same as before, just a few new ones are introduced. it seamlessly continues after the first book, and even though the ending was absolutely heartbreaking, it fits the story. it immediately made me want to read the third book, especially because some things are already hinted at, but i feel like the story is once again complete on its own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

tlaynejones's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Similarly moving and challenging as the first book, but phew, the homophobia was almost too much. It should have been a predictable progression from the first book, if I’d have thought about it, but I hadn’t, so I wasn’t prepared. The same culture of toxic masculinity that feeds the destructive misogyny in book one, fuels the homophobia in book 2. I may take a little break before I begin the last book in the trilogy. So far I definitely recommend these books - if you enjoy descriptive stories about the complexities and contradictions of being human, but beware of the CW.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Drug abuse, and Death of parent