A review by astoriareader
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

SYNOPSIS
  • Beartown is a small town, where everyone worships the hockey team.
  • Basically, the town’s future is riding on the success of the junior boys’ hockey team.
  • Each chapter contains lots of different characters & shifts between their perspectives.
  • Check trigger warnings, as main conflict in book involves sexual assault/rape.

MY THOUGHTS
  • The writing style was strange to me. I didn’t like the third person narrator, and I wasn’t a fan of the shifting perspective every few minutes.
  • Sooo many characters & perspectives that I never felt truly connected to any of them.
  • The ending was not satisfying.
  • Story drags on far too long.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️this one wasn’t for me, unfortunately.
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