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Noi contra voastră

Fredrik Backman

4.42 AVERAGE

melissa_charles's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective sad 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: Yes

sovereignnn's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

itsbrittles's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional 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

boba_nbooks's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

Spice Rating: 🫑 / 5 🌶️

My Summary: The people of Beartown have gone through so much within the past year, and now their hockey team is about to be disbanded. Most of the former Beartown players went to Hed, a neighboring town, to play there instead, but with a new coach helping Beartown, they're able to put together a solid team that just might beat Hed.

My Thoughts: As the second book in the Beartown trilogy, Us Against You is about a small town and their hockey team. But, like its predecessor, this novel is so much more than that.

The people of Beartown are still recovering from recent tragic events and are trying to pull themselves together even as their beloved hockey club is falling apart. They have the bear in them, and more than anything, they want to prove that they are strong enough to beat their ultimate rivals--the Hed hockey team.

Us Against You really dives into violence--what it is, what it means, and how it's perpetuated within people and communities. Some of the scenes were difficult to read (definitely check content warnings before picking up these books), but they show the full spectrum of human emotion and how far we're willing to go to defend ourselves and those we love.

It's difficult to put into words how much I love Backman's writing and this series. Backman is a master at his craft and has this ability to put you right into each character's shoes. Every single character brings nuance to the story. Sure, there are characters you might root for more than others, but even the "unlikable" characters have depth to them that make you empathize with their circumstances and actions.

To sum it up, I highly recommend you pick up the Beartown trilogy if you are a contemporary/literary fiction lover who appreciates artful prose, masterful storytelling, and wonderful characters.

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