Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

54 reviews

alex1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

brianavoss123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, and Homophobia

krysley's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

arshiya_amreen90786's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Outing

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Infertility, Dementia, and Fire/Fire injury

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Forced institutionalization

ridesthesun's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

this book....... god what beautiful healing. The storytelling was flawless, the characters were Characters, the pain and joy and humor and community just leapt off the page. What a gift this story is ❤❤❤

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Car accident

evander_og's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infertility, Car accident, and Death of parent

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

Fredrik Backman is fast cementing his position as one of my all-time favourite authors. I've read four of his books, the Beartown trilogy and Ove, and I have adored every single one. And Ove in particular, like Benji in Beartown, has all of my heart.

Ove's story is as heartbreaking as it is delightful, but the beauty in it just shines through and paints everything in a hopeful light. It seems clear from early on that the universe wants him to stick around for a while, no matter how great the inconvenience. The writing is incredible and gives brilliant insight into Ove's curmudgeonly mind. He sees things in black and white, and his irrefutable logic is as hilarious as it is infuriating. Even the chapter names made me smile. 

Ove is also not the only wonderful thing about this book; where Backman shines is how he creates an entire community of stunning characters. Parvaneh, Jimmy, Rune and everyone Ove encounters just enhance everything. I laughed out loud more than once, and cried plenty too. I was so enamoured that I went to see the film a few hours after finishing the book. It's one I know I will revisit, and definitely one I will now be recommending to anyone who hasn't already met a man called Ove.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy

emmagal's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Fire/Fire injury