Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

32 reviews

hannahbaird2023's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

I loved A Man Called Ove but I loved this even more. Such wonderful storytelling!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Blood, Dementia, and Murder

readbycarina's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement and Death

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

radmartigan's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

grapefruitjuice's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

nicolaparty's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol

micaelamariem's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

This was a phenomenal read.
I’ve always been a fan of the sentimental so this book struck a chord with me. It evokes all the feelings, from laughter to tears. While the book is about a bank robbery gone wrong, it’s really about the people involved in this hostage scene and about people in general. Looking into each person’s mind and heart, Backman makes a point on how messy life is and how idiotic we all can be, and calls us as readers to have empathy for our fellow humans. 
I also enjoyed the drama of it all, though. For two thirds of the book I really wasn’t sure who the bank robber was and if they’d catch them or what was going to happen. I liked the plot twists told through a nonlinear timeline that kept me reading beyond the sentimental parts and the idiotic humorous parts. 
Overall, a fantastic beautiful read and a reminder that we’re all going through something, but it gets a little better if we have each other’s backs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

kromany's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement and Grief

Minor: Gun violence and Pregnancy

itsessbee's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

Loved the framing of this story and the cast of characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

chasingpages1's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Blood, Dementia, Gaslighting, and Classism

lizziaha's review against another edition

funny

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

Backman has such a talent for packing hard-hitting truths between absolute hilarity and the most depressing shit you’ve ever read and with all those smushed together, somehow spin it all to be a hopeful story. I just wish that the bank robber’s character had been developed a bit more. Compared to the hostages and the police, I felt like I knew less about the bank robber. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Dementia, Pregnancy, and War