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Kleine Stadt der großen Träume by Fredrik Backman

33 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Overall this book was so so good. I always recommend people who want to read Fredrik Backman’s books to go in blind. His books always have secondary plot points that make the book so much more interesting and develop the characters so much. The only reason I did not give this 5 stars was I wished there was a little less detail on hockey (I know that’s one of the biggest parts of the book but at some points it seemed a little excessive) and the ending was not as satisfying as I would’ve wished but I think that was kind of the point, it was realistic I guess. Please check the content warnings!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Stalking, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Classism, Rape, and Sexual violence

mysterymom40's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Cursing

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Racial slurs

clarrotttt's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book has something for everyone. Something for teenagers, parents, and everyone in between. I am usually staunchly against second-person present-tense writing, but it is clearly an intentional choice on Backman's part and only serves to enhance the tension and mood of the book. As a writer, I tend to read books with a critical eye, but I had very little to criticize about Beartown. I found myself fully immersed in the world, not being suddenly thrust out by flaws in the way the book is written. A very good story that is very well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Vomit, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

litbrett's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

donnylavs's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

space_gandalf's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

wellreadjill_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Self harm, Child death, Sexism, Grief, Classism, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexual content, Homophobia, Medical content, and Misogyny

readastorywithtory's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gun violence

nitya_s's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i cried the entire time i read this book. it was wonderful and definitely worth the concerning looks from my father.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, and Homophobia

amberinbookland's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.75

This is a tough one to review. I feel like I should rate this higher simply because I do agree that it is an important read but the truth is, I just didn't think that it was particularly well executed. The characters were very two dimensional and considering what the book was trying to comment on, I was disappointed by how little page-time the victim was given. 

I could have put this down at any time because it just wasn't engaging to me. I actually preferred Britt-Marie Was Here, which is one of Backman's lower rated books on goodreads, because the characters in that novel were fully fleshed out and it was edited in a way that made it succinct, whereas Beartown could have been at least 100 pages shorter.

I own the sequel and I'll probably give it a try at some point but I doubt whether I'll finish it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Bullying, Child death, and Death