A review by a_robin_reads
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

emotional slow-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

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Information 2022:

  • Owned book & Audiobook Storytel
  • Second read 
  • Buddy read: Michella
  • Magical readathon: Spells & Incantations - Distinguished - Hex: Tonguetie - Annotate this book 
  • Reading/TBR Challenge: Goals: Read a book you purchased in 2022 

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Review 2022:

Still one of my favorite books. But also heartbreaking to read

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Review previously placed on my blog 2022:

I'm currently reading Beartown by Fredrik Backman. This is the first book in the Beartown serie. I'm annotating an owned copy whilst listening to the audiobook. This is my second read of this book. Reading this for a buddy read and the Magical readathon for the prompt: Spells & Incantations - Distinguished - Hex: Tonguetie - Annotate this book

I'm loving this so far! I don't exactly know why I love this book so much, but I do. I think it's just because it's very ordinary with ordinary problems. And the writing is just amazing.

Easy five stars again. Just absolutely love it, although it is a very heartbreaking story.

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Information 2024:

  • Owned book & BookBeat audiobook
  • Third read

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Review previously placed on my blog 2024:

I'm currently reading Beartown by Fredrik Backman. This is the first book in the Beartown series. I'm reading an owned copy. This is my third time reading this book. Reading this for my Rereading challenge. This is an adult contemporary book. 

What can I say about this? It's just one of my favorite books of all time. I love Backman's writing of course. But in this book it is mainly about the characters for me. The detail he brings into the characters is amazing. The story itself is powerful and a must know for people. 

Just... an awful beautiful heartbreaking story. 

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