Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

En mand der hedder Ove by Fredrik Backman

110 reviews

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

amyreh's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

Exactly what I needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia and Miscarriage

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

tabookish's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

2.0

I can understand it as a dark comedy, but absolutely not as a cozy heartwarming tale. Ove is not without many flaws which fine, but did the plot have to be so dull? It mostly hinges off bad things happening and Ove reacting to them, which got tiring after a while.
I have a bone to pick with the many slurs, fatphobia, and shrieking women. Might give Backman another chance to see if this was an Ove thing or an author thing but I have limited hopes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Car accident

orchidlilly's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.5

A really good exploration of grief and learning to live after it. Ove is both lovable and annoying, which turns at a point to endearing in its own right. The rest of the characters feel very real and individualized, and have a lot of unspoken depth to them. The back and forth between Ove's memories and current life really build his story well and allow the reader to understand why he is the way he is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Racism, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

avadesiree's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Domestic abuse

jeslis's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Notes:
- A very touching, domestic and beautiful reflection on humanity. I loved the simplicity of the setting and yet how largely generalisable it is to so many people's lives and experiences.
- Such a wonderfully crafted emotional book; reading it was a beautiful empathetic experience — all of my emotional responses were so visceral (made me laugh so many times, I felt happy and warm and sad so vividly).
- Made me CRY big time at the end (and a fair few other times throughout).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse

froggoz13's review against another edition

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

2.5

The writing style and the story just aren't for me. The story got better in the second half of the book, but the plot and jokes and characters are too repetitive and satirical. 

Also why are Jimmy and Mirsad together????

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

j_nell's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

Backman does it again. Amazing. Had me chuckling and tearing up within minutes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, and Car accident

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

A book about all the different forms love can take, romantic, familial, platonic and more. The book is heartwarming and heartbreaking in equal measure with a good few laughs thrown in. The characters are lovable, diverse and well written. 

If you want an easy read, that’s still emotional in all the right ways then Ove’s story is a must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Medical content, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism