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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
I read this one painfully slowly because I knew who we would lose and I knew it would hurt. Backman opens wounds and heals them gently and then rips them back open with this series. Is it weird to fall in love with fictional characters? To mourn their loss?
"This hurts too much to touch with words."
A crushing and beautiful end to a crushing and beautiful series.
"This hurts too much to touch with words."
A crushing and beautiful end to a crushing and beautiful series.
I like ice hockey because of its fast paced action.
This book, on the other hand, is slow and tedious and
scores a solid 7/10 on the depress-o-meter.
While depressing books can be profound, I struggle to find any other message than "rape is evil" in this one.
I'm not a fan of how repetition as a literary device is (ab)used - it feels as if the author dude got paid by the page and tries to go as wide as possible and stall for a couple hundred pages here and there to add length as a substitute for depth to the story.
The characters fall flat (maybe because I haven't read the previous books in the series?), some with repeatedly propagated shitty opinions (e.g. wind power bad, illegal wolf killings good) that make me wonder whether the author believes in them himself, or just considers them stereotypical of people living in small villages in the woods.
Lastly, the English version leaves me suspecting a bunch of nuances and expressions got lost in translation.
This book, on the other hand, is slow and tedious and
scores a solid 7/10 on the depress-o-meter.
While depressing books can be profound, I struggle to find any other message than "rape is evil" in this one.
I'm not a fan of how repetition as a literary device is (ab)used - it feels as if the author dude got paid by the page and tries to go as wide as possible and stall for a couple hundred pages here and there to add length as a substitute for depth to the story.
The characters fall flat (maybe because I haven't read the previous books in the series?), some with repeatedly propagated shitty opinions (e.g. wind power bad, illegal wolf killings good) that make me wonder whether the author believes in them himself, or just considers them stereotypical of people living in small villages in the woods.
Lastly, the English version leaves me suspecting a bunch of nuances and expressions got lost in translation.
slow-paced
The series is an overall 5, but The Winners was too long. But still incredible.
challenging
dark
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:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-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
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What is there say about the Beartown trilogy? Not much. Only everything.
Not as good as the first two but still a really great book!
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
No