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Beartown by Fredrik Backman

289 reviews

zoe_jiran's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective tense slow-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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megansmith's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The writing in this book is well done - for having so many characters, its easy to follow who is who and remember each of their stories as the focus constantly shifts. Even some of the worst characters could be seen as products of their environments rather than generic representations of people. If you love digging into character backstories and psychologies, this is a great read. I have a hard time finding reasons to critique this book, my only cons were

the discourse the characters had around the rape was hard to read, but only because it was (unfortunately) realistic to what youd expect in real life to hear in this kind of scenario. It doesnt make it any easier to read, but I give props to the author for the realism.

My only other critique is it was sometimes difficult to get a sense of Beartown’s location - we got the sense some of Peter and Kita’s life was in Canada, but with the mention of moving to North America later on in the book, I got the sense this town isnt actually in Canada. Could be some late night reading confusion, but also this town could be in so many places. Overall its a well written, hard to believe its fiction novel. A hard read for sure but thought provoking if you can read it.

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vlueyellow's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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abbbymyles's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.25 stars

**research trigger warnings before reading**

this book is well written, slow-paced, full of hard truths, and extremely heavy.

I had to read it in small chunks over a longer period of time to be able to digest the story. It honestly reveals the realities of the world we live in and leaves them there for you to grapple with.

I was immediately drawn to this book as a hockey lover and player. This book so accurately depicts the good and evil sides of hockey - loyalty, sexism, expectations, homophobia, leadership, etc.
The format of the story incorporates and follows the majority of the people living in Beartown, displaying how an entire community builds and contributes to culture through their actions of complacency.

If you want a book that makes you think and makes you feel all the emotions, Beartown will not disappoint.

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miachalupa's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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percervall's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective 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

I really enjoyed Backman’s writing style. The omnipresent narrator made it easier to keep track of the characters but also helped identify the characters’ motives and inner workings.

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