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Beartown by Fredrik Backman

34 reviews

salt_y's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Frederick Backman simply has a way with words. Although this book made me cry most of the time, all the characters were written with such care that it took my breath away. The beginning was rather hard to get into properly, especially with the constantly switching perspectives, representing basically everyone who lives in Beartown. As soon as the 40% mark hit however, I couldn't put it down and was destroyed by the story in the best way. Mind the content warnings before going into this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Rape, Homophobia, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, and Bullying

Moderate: Gun violence, Eating disorder, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

rosiereading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, and Eating disorder

samlo28's review against another edition

slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Sexism, Death, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Ableism, Self harm, Rape, Eating disorder, Addiction, Child death, Child abuse, and Gun violence

coybean's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Hate crime, Bullying, Grief, Homophobia, Child death, Cursing, Rape, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Stalking, Murder, Self harm, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

superciliary's review

dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, and Eating disorder

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Physical abuse

conniejones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Drug use

claranasman02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Child death, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Eating disorder

lucygibbons22's review

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

For me, it started out slow and I thought was kind of boring because all the characters fit very stereotypical roles but then they got so much more complicated and the journey they all went on was intense and difficult but relatable. So many twists. So many people to care about and root for and a few to hate. Great read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Physical abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Child death, Violence, Eating disorder, Classism, Suicide, and Bullying

stepnic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, and Hate crime

Moderate: Fatphobia, Child death, Classism, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Minor: Vomit and Murder

nataliahl's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child death, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, and Drug use