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4.42 AVERAGE
4.42 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-paced
I love the emotional depth to all the characters. The choices between right and wrong (or maybe not so wrong). The love you have for yourself, your friends, and your family. Fredrik Backman has done a fantastic job of setting the scene from summer to winter, from lake to forest. It all comes alive, painted vividly with his words. I enjoyed the writing style which is similar to Beartown. It flows effortlessly from one scene to the next from current day to the future. Such a good read with characters who will stick with you long after you finish.
Shit! Bagus bangeeeetttttttt
Sempat berhenti saat baru 20%an karena kesibukan dan 2 hari yang lalu mulai membaca kembali.
Oh God! This book was so intense!!! So real life too! I mean look our society now, exactly same like what this book describe. Everything is politic. Politic is everything. Shit! I hate politic.
Seperti di novel sebelumnya, di novel ini pun aku menangis. Shit sedih banget lah.
Endingnya cakep sekali menurutku. Cakep tapi sedih tapi memang ending sedih begini yang terjadi dikehidupan nyata. This book really reflect a real life. Kayak memang begini lho yang terjadi di dunia nyata dengan segala bullshit nya. Duh!
Ku cinta sekali dengan gaya menulinya Backman. Witty tapi serius tapi berbobot tapi keren. Segala-galanya deh Om Backman ini.
Wah jujur aku masih greget nih sama Beartown. Kebiasaan kalau habis selesai baca buku bagus pasti jadi sedih karena akhirnya selesai.
Thank you, Backman, for once again give me these chills when I read a very good book.
Sempat berhenti saat baru 20%an karena kesibukan dan 2 hari yang lalu mulai membaca kembali.
Oh God! This book was so intense!!! So real life too! I mean look our society now, exactly same like what this book describe. Everything is politic. Politic is everything. Shit! I hate politic.
Seperti di novel sebelumnya, di novel ini pun aku menangis. Shit sedih banget lah.
Endingnya cakep sekali menurutku. Cakep tapi sedih tapi memang ending sedih begini yang terjadi dikehidupan nyata. This book really reflect a real life. Kayak memang begini lho yang terjadi di dunia nyata dengan segala bullshit nya. Duh!
Ku cinta sekali dengan gaya menulinya Backman. Witty tapi serius tapi berbobot tapi keren. Segala-galanya deh Om Backman ini.
Wah jujur aku masih greget nih sama Beartown. Kebiasaan kalau habis selesai baca buku bagus pasti jadi sedih karena akhirnya selesai.
Thank you, Backman, for once again give me these chills when I read a very good book.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Fredrik Backman is an amazing author! Just when I think I have read his best work he blows me away with an even better book! This book had me chuckling and crying. It was wonderful to read about the continuation of some of the Beartown characters’ stories and new characters. My only complaint is the overuse of the word darling…gag! Ready to read Winners now!
i would say that i felt more comfortable reading this in comparison to Beartown, but this book is disgustingly perfect in the way it was written, how humane it felt reading this, it was like i was on the edge on a cliff every damn time and that Mr Fredrik Backman just has a way of misdirecting the readers in the best way possible to keep our attention to the book. amazing.
update (2025):
no words. this book was just an amazing experience. i just breezed through it almost with no breaks. my eyes are puffy from the amount of tears i dropped randomly, because bro i cannot choose which chapters was the best, the most impactful, emotional, or just simply, perfect from this book. compared to beartown, this book surely has more positive undertones that gives a "hopeful" feeling in comparison to the overshadowing of disaster that was the first 50% of "Beartown". In this one, many character frustrate me, but gives me hope for development and a little snippet of their future, like they were real people and tbh, i love it because why am i relieved these characters are not just dead but instead, thriving after going through ALL OF THAT. dang. maybe my life means something as well, if i can feel this heavily towards fictional characters. now i'm not afraid anymore to give this book a 5/5 like the first one, it was just that good.
update (2025):
no words. this book was just an amazing experience. i just breezed through it almost with no breaks. my eyes are puffy from the amount of tears i dropped randomly, because bro i cannot choose which chapters was the best, the most impactful, emotional, or just simply, perfect from this book. compared to beartown, this book surely has more positive undertones that gives a "hopeful" feeling in comparison to the overshadowing of disaster that was the first 50% of "Beartown". In this one, many character frustrate me, but gives me hope for development and a little snippet of their future, like they were real people and tbh, i love it because why am i relieved these characters are not just dead but instead, thriving after going through ALL OF THAT. dang. maybe my life means something as well, if i can feel this heavily towards fictional characters. now i'm not afraid anymore to give this book a 5/5 like the first one, it was just that good.
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Minor: Suicide
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
hopeful
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:
N/A
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very sad and emotional look at a small town obsessed with Hockey. But incredibly insightful into the human spirit. Frederick Bachman writes about damaged people very well.
I did not realize when I picked this book up that it is the second book in a series about Beartown. I did not feel like I was in the middle of a story a missing details: this book can and does stand alone.
How Fredrick Backman is able to weave stories about everyday life an emotional is truly a gift. This story has a little if everything that is bad and grating in this world, and through Backman’s gift we come to see, know, and feel the life of each character. Thank you, Mr. Backman, for another great novel! Well done.
How Fredrick Backman is able to weave stories about everyday life an emotional is truly a gift. This story has a little if everything that is bad and grating in this world, and through Backman’s gift we come to see, know, and feel the life of each character. Thank you, Mr. Backman, for another great novel! Well done.