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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
Complicated
Poignant ending to a rollercoaster trilogy. This is one you will want to go back and re-read again and again. The community and the characters are perfectly imperfect and delightfully flawed in the way that only small towns can be. I feel like I've lived these few years right along with them.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have your heart and soul ripped out and destroyed by a freaking book and feeling like you’ll never be able to breathe again and then still feeling like you owe that stupid book and the man who wrote it a debt of your eternal gratitude? For the small price of however long it takes you to read the 1551 pages of this trilogy, you can find out!
dark
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
emotional
reflective
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:
Yes
A beautiful but long read. Backman keeps the people and town of Hed and Beartown alive.
I cannot adequately express the depth and magnitude of all the feelings I experienced while reading this book. FB is a wizard with words, a master at storytelling. I wish I could personally thank him for sharing his spectacular creations with us.
Powerful. Moving. Gut-wrenching. Inspiring. A lovely finish to a lovely series.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
This book was a bit long for my liking but it wrapped up the story of Beartown so perfectly. It wouldn’t be Backman book if it didn’t bring you to tears in the end and this book did just that. I will miss the characters and their beautiful stories.