A review by stella_star
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-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

5.0

I love this book so much. 

This book is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Perhaps it is the best. I am shocked by how this author was able to write about a whole town, a million characters and narrators so brilliantly. I have cried at least ten times, from sorrow, happiness, and rage. I don't know if I could love and hate and relate to characters more. This feels real in a way most books cannot achieve. I am horrified to have finished it and desperately want to read it for the first time again.