Reviews tagging 'Death'

En mann ved navn Ove by Fredrik Backman

470 reviews

samuelbrown23's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

I found the book overall enjoyable and simple as this is focus on first person perspective. The neighbors could get annoying, I do agreed with Ova like how acted on their demands. It’s seems that this focus so much on plot moving along that felt like could get lost where you are at in the story since the author going back in forth in the timeline makes easier to forget the setting. Speaking of the setting I wish the author would some time makes remind to reader where and when is Tory taking place. The character definitely has some type of mental health issue: death of parent early age, and lack of social interactions. This book  gives mixed feelings kind felt very comforting and disturb of the character action from attempting to
Commit sucide to heart felt moment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

laurrelise's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and Car accident

lonelylooper's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Infertility

afrenette's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

svenrodian's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

michellem92's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

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

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

kayaelena's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

Minor: Death

emiliegrace's review against another edition

funny 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

4.75

Oh how I absolutely fell in love with this grumpy old sod. Backman has done it again, an incredibly heartwarming and tear jerking story with endless insight into what it means to be human. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Suicide

gpfot's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Dementia, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

riannamarie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

Okay so this was just a little bit heart-warming. I lived in Norway for a year and whenever I read/watch any form of media from a Scandanavian country it makes me feel at home. Koselig is a Norwegian word that doesn't have a direct English translation. It is a feeling of cosiness, contentment and warmth. It evokes feelings of intimacy and finding joy in the little things in life. Somehow this book manages to be koselig, heart-wrenching and hopeful all at the same time. 

The book is about Ove who is a 59 year old gentlemen who is often perceived as a grumpy old man but there is much more to him beneath the surface than what the outside world perceives. Underneath his grumpy facade is deep loneliness and profound grief. You slowly grow to love Ove as his layers are peeled back throughout the story. The way you warm to him as the reader mirrors how the people in Ove's neighbourhood warm to him throughout the book as they transform from strangers to valued friends. 

The descriptions of Ove's relationship with Sonia were beautifully described. Their love and the emptiness Ove feels upon the loss warmed my heart but also brought me to tears. This book explored what it meant to mourn someone you love and what it means to mourn the part of yourself that only they could bring out of you. 

It is not a 5 star read for me purely based on the fact that it never pulled me in to the point where I couldn't put it down. Everytime I picked it up I thoroughly enjoyed the experience but I wasn't obsessed. This is probably because it is a story of comically mundane happenings in a neighbourhood, with artfully crafted characters. I will certainly be reading other books by Fredrik Backman.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death