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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
I cried through my entire reread of this series, and I will cry the next time, too.
I devoured Beartown and Us Against You, and was eager to devour The Winners. It did have a sense of finality, but it was more of a slog than the others - while beautifully written and filled with observant truths about life I’ve never been able to put into words, I don’t feel we really needed this 3rd installment.
Oh, these books! The three of them are a wild wonderful ride, one I’ll never forget!
I’m going to miss these characters always.
Fredrik Backman is so talented it’s frightening! Bang!
I’m going to miss these characters always.
Fredrik Backman is so talented it’s frightening! Bang!
dark
emotional
sad
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
I alternated listening on audio and reading the hard copy. Frederik Backman is my favorite author, and I will read anything he writes forever and always.
emotional
ok. i say this as a HUGE beartown fan: i don’t think this book was very necessary or maybe shouldn’t have been as long as it is. i absolutely LOVEDDDD the first two books but this one felt kind of grueling and repetitive at times. obviously backman is still a genius and i still cried but it felt a bit superfluous. i enjoyed meeting our new cast of characters but we really didn’t need this. and if we did, because there is still great stuff in here (!), a lot could have been cut. a lot was unnecessarily drawn out for suspense. i will always love this series but it’s not a great sign that it took me this long to finish this book when i flew through the others.
Hela denna serien är så jävlans bra. Språket är både målande och återhållsamt. Man får liksom reda på slutet i början men hoppas ändå igenom hela boken att det inte ska blir så. Och när man väl läser slutet är det så hemskt och så bra. Varning för gråt när man läser. Alla borde läsa denna serie. Borde vara obligatorisk läsning för högstadieelever m.f…. Den berör så mycket.