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Beartown by Fredrik Backman

211 reviews

katharina90's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I adore the Beartown series. 

This story captures so beautifully what it means to be human and all that we're capable of... the best, the worst, and everything in between. It is emotional and captivating, at times heartbreaking, funny, tense and hopeful. 

Backman's characters are wonderfully complex, imperfect like the rest of us, and utterly lovable (or at least most of them...). 

The writing style is simple, succinct and fairly blunt, and there's a lot of foreshadowing. 

I was hooked immediately and will definitely be rereading this in the years to come. 


Quotes: 

"Words are not small things." 

"Difficult questions, simple answers. What is a community? It is the sum total of our choices."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Transphobia, and Cultural appropriation

kadesdoorway's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Blood, and Alcohol

rijaeger02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use and Sexism

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

cathwest's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Beautiful book, slow start but worth the read. I fell in love with this town. Great writing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Gaslighting

jstar98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Almost DNF’d this book because the start was very very slow, even for someone who loves hockey. But I am SOOOO glad I didn’t. Wow, Backman has a way of touching on very deep issues. I will say be warned that if you have any history of SA and don’t feel completely “healed” from it, approach with caution. It gets pretty heavy into topics of victim blaming and even as someone who has never experienced it, I had to put it down a few times because it made me so upset. Unfortunately, it reflects reality. Overall, really enjoyed the book and makes a great commentary on community, power, and moral failures. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia

melv32's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol, and Classism

shutupiamreading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It's been 3.5 years since I first read this book. I was a bit scared rereading this; scared it would not hold up to how utterly magical it felt to read this for the first time. But the truth is that it was even better than I remembered. The writing is sublime; the characters are complex; the story is so well-interwoven. I've never read anything like this book and I will sing its praises until everyone around me has read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying and Eating disorder

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

willow_knot's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

amy_harding's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

Flowed seamlessly and made me weep

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Gaslighting, and War