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Beartown by Fredrik Backman

289 reviews

the_quack's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, Grief

stormeno's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Child abuse

deargloria's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault

jenmcreads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional 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: Complicated

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This book feels like a quiet scream, and it will certainly be sticking with me for a while. I think that Fredrik Backman's third-person omniscient narration which jumps from person to person regularly was uniquely well suited to this exploration of not just one incident of rape but of rape culture and the way the entire town is complicit in the difficulties the victim faces seeking justice. The characters in this felt very real, and Backman did an excellent job shading their conflicting motivations and morals. It is rare to find such a large cast each so individually compelling. I listened to the audiobook which I found to be excellently narrated. I look forward to the rest of the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

catherineleigh's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Abandonment

kellylayne's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol

em_likes_books's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse

annabelle42688's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A heartbreaking story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment

ktkeps's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

katharina90's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I adore the Beartown series. 

This story captures so beautifully what it means to be human and all that we're capable of... the best, the worst, and everything in between. It is emotional and captivating, at times heartbreaking, funny, tense and hopeful. 

Backman's characters are wonderfully complex, imperfect like the rest of us, and utterly lovable (or at least most of them...). 

The writing style is simple, succinct and fairly blunt, and there's a lot of foreshadowing. 

I was hooked immediately and will definitely be rereading this in the years to come. 

"Words are not small things." 

"Difficult questions, simple answers. What is a community? It is the sum total of our choices."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Classism

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Cultural appropriation