Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman

9 reviews

purplepenning's review

dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Medical content, Dementia, Death, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Infertility, Injury/injury detail, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Blood, Domestic abuse, Violence, Cursing, and Animal cruelty

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Injury/injury detail, Death, Dementia, Pregnancy, Cursing, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Fatphobia, and Grief

prairieraven's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Cursing, Medical content, Cannibalism, Grief, and Death

vniasf's review against another edition

I am extremely sensitive when it comes to animal abuse, I get anxiety attacks from it. When it happened the first time in the book I thought it was also the last, I even ripped the pages out. However, there was more abuse and I could not take it. (Yes, I did forget to read the content warnings because I did not know where they were.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism, Pregnancy, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Miscarriage

fujo_cat's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I definitely had high expectations... That were not totally met. While I did not love Ove at the beginning, I certainly did not find the neighborhood family's stubbornness and behavior very nice. It feels very forceful and I was even taking Ove's side, just wishing for him to leave the lady lmao In the end, the whole plot felt a bit empty and I did not feel much for the cast... At least it wasn't bad enough that I'd drop it haha

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Blood, Antisemitism, Animal death, and Violence

captainbiscuits's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

If you’d like a good cry, this is the book for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Injury/injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

clawfinger's review

emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Cursing, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and Violence

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Ableism, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

shannanigans92's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Ableism

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Homophobia

Minor: Violence, Infertility, Animal death, and Blood