Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

38 reviews

sharkqueen22's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? N/A

5.0

Cried about 4 times 
I recommend this book to anyone 
It's such a heartwarming book about grief through a child's life

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, and War

sea_tea_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense

4.0

So much trauma, blanketed by comedy and fantasy, told from the perspective of a young girl. 
It was interesting how each character evolved, their backstories slowly unraveled in bits and pieces, through stories and fairy tales.

[Audiobook: I thoroughly enjoyed Joan Walker's narration of the audiobook. I probably would have DNF if it weren't for her storytelling.]

My heart broke when the wurse died. 💔😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Murder and War

lazyowl's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

Fredrik Backman is officially my go to for heart-warming and funny stories. He manages to deal with such difficult topics and at the same time make me laugh and feel good after reading. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Abandonment, and War

suzydunk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexism

bookishoptimist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.75

I really enjoyed this book more than expected.  A journey through the loss of a loved one with a unique twist.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

ridesthesun's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Oh this was just gorgeous 🥺🥺 this narrative style is so well done; everything is tied together and only reveiled a layer at a time, but the reader is lead through the revelations so gently that it feels like you're living along with the characters, finding things out and making sense of the world right alongside Elsa. Community and hope and family and forgiveness 🥺

No one's all shit, and no one's all not-shit 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Stalking

Minor: Cancer and War

mel_j's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

corriejn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

A sweet and charming story of loss, friendship, imagination, trauma, and family. 

The last book I'd read by this author was "Beartown" and this one is wildly different, which speaks to his versatility.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and War

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexism

you don't get 5 stars if the dog dies

hmetwade's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War