Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

11 reviews

mindybrown's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

szymek_w_rodawski's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Racism and War

scmiller's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Lesbophobia

epen's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

I found this book entertaining at times, but most often I found it dragging on. I dreaded much of the dialogue, which I found trite and unrealistic, and in my opinion, the characters were nearly all poorly illustrated caricatures. The book’s messaging was heavy-handed and too much for me. This book is feel-good, I suppose, and I’ve certainly read worse, but it was not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide

Minor: Racism

lottiebrooks's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

I didn’t love the conversational tone but i did love the little ways the characters were there for each other, how beautifully the author showed rather than told, and the emotional and perfect last few chapters. I wept. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

nina17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent

bookswithbreck's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, Dementia, Alcohol, and War

alisonvh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

This book has so much going on, I don't even know what category to put it in. It's sweet and sad and funny and heartwrenching all at once. I was hoping for something less emotional, but I can never be mad at Backman for the way he always tugs on my heartstrings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: War

skudiklier's review against another edition

This is like a comedy of errors except the narrator is an annoying, sexist old man complaining about "youth these days" and how the state of the world is worse with internet and social media. I think it could be cute and heartfelt if it weren't for the narrator's annoying asides, and the annoying way all the women are clearly ridiculous and babbling while only men are reasonable and logical (except of course this only applies to the men and women above the age of 30. Anyone younger is peak stereotypical teenager/millennial). Instead I'm frustrated with all the people and situations, and I don't find any of the humor funny. It feels like a parody of something deep? Ugh I just. I can't remember that last time I DNFed a book from disliking it, but I just couldn't get through it. 

A lot of it feels like "old man yells at cloud" in the sense that he's just complaining about gluten free bread and writing caricatures of teenagers who are only ever on social media and who find it offensive to talk about someone's height. It makes me sure I'll never want to read anything by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Ableism, Drug abuse, Racism, and Lesbophobia

lena04's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Gun violence, Racism, and Lesbophobia