Reviews with content warning for Child death - Beartown

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Beartown by Fredrik Backman

411 reviews

sftomlinson's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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laelolou's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

I find it hard to describe just how this book made me feel, like it was so heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. It made me so angry and frustrated but also I couldn't help but tear up at moments. I will be thinking about this for a long time.

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bd_books's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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jazzy_xazzy's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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: Complicated

The story and characters in this book are so well fleshed out. There are so many characters, yet every one of them has a detailed back story including Beartown itself.
At first, the number of people does seem a little overwhelming and it takes a bit of time to get into the book, the only reason I haven't rated 5 stars.
It is an incredibly difficult book to read, with an on page rape and discussions of rape throughout. This is dealt with tastefully and the author somehow makes the male characters seem like they were written by a man and the female characters like they were written by a woman.
It really packs a punch and is such an impactful book, even with such a dark topic. It is incredibly realistic, especially in the way things work out legally and I credit the author for this, not trying to hide what most often happens when a girl/woman is raped.
Please, please read at your own pace and with caution, I did have to take a break from reading this book for a while after the rape occured as it is extremely hard to read about.
Overall a really impactful novel about the people within a small town are all impacted by the actions of one person and about the difficulties girls and women often face throughout their lives.

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britishbelle's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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roguetm's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective 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

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deelightfulreads's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

this was such a beautifully written novel. all these characters were so well developed, i had a hard time believing they weren’t real 😭 it was so devastating, tragic and traumatic but hopeful the way the good triumphs the evil in the end. i can’t recommend enough, but please check the trigger warnings!

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