A review by verafey
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

Was hesitant about reading a book that -at first- seemed to primarily be about ice hockey, which I know absolutely nothing about. BUT this book was definitely about a lot more than just ice hockey. Enjoyed this book a lot even though I truly did (and still do) not care about ice hockey as a sport itself. Fredrik Backman adresses quite a few heavy but important topics which he did really well, in my opinion, and that brought tears to my eyes more than once. (Please don’t forget to look up trigger warnings before reading). Not sure what I thought of the parts where the autor skipped to the future though. I felt like they sometimes took me out of the flow of the story, where unnecessary and gave away too much too soon. Eitherway I loved this book and will definitely read the second and third book of the series. 
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