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A review by jasmineteagirl
The Winners by Fredrik Backman
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
What an End to this saga. I wish my reading speed hadn’t slowed down so much recently, because I do feel some of this book was lost on me in that time. However, I still enjoyed it. The writing is simply beautiful. Reading about recurring and new characters with stories interwoven so perfectly is so satisfying.
I still don’t know who my favorite character to read about was?? Benji is definitely one of them. Probably THE top.Benji, oh benji:( it was obvious to me from the very beginning what Matteo was going to do. And it was easy to connect the fate Backman sealed earlier on to Benji
I do feel this book could’ve been shortened a bit. Repetition is clearly a style Backman loves and that’s fine, I do too. But the length of this book & number of storylines weren’t aided by it. The way this book is written is beautiful but also, not engaging at many parts, thus creating a slower reading experience.
It’s interesting David wasn’t at all mentioned. I can’t remember how his story ended in Us Against you though.
I also found the Alicia emphasis interesting in this one. The ending was cool. But wasn’t she only introduced in book 2? My memory is awful lol
Also the audio voice narrators voice change for Ana is so irritating.
I’m so glad I took the time to read this series. It was definitely worthwhile, and I will 100% read more Fredrik Backman. He’s a master at creating and writing different characters with different complexities. Matteo’s FOIL with Leo, his sisters with maya, the reflected character arcs of Mumble and Amat… so good. Hannah and Johnny were such a random introduction but I ended up enjoying them! I don’t know how he connects these characters together from Hed and Beartown but he does it! Even old characters, from the first book even, are woven in.
Also…. Is hockey ever really that serious ?
I still don’t know who my favorite character to read about was?? Benji is definitely one of them. Probably THE top.
I do feel this book could’ve been shortened a bit. Repetition is clearly a style Backman loves and that’s fine, I do too. But the length of this book & number of storylines weren’t aided by it. The way this book is written is beautiful but also, not engaging at many parts, thus creating a slower reading experience.
It’s interesting David wasn’t at all mentioned. I can’t remember how his story ended in Us Against you though.
Also the audio voice narrators voice change for Ana is so irritating.
I’m so glad I took the time to read this series. It was definitely worthwhile, and I will 100% read more Fredrik Backman. He’s a master at creating and writing different characters with different complexities. Matteo’s FOIL with Leo, his sisters with maya, the reflected character arcs of Mumble and Amat… so good. Hannah and Johnny were such a random introduction but I ended up enjoying them! I don’t know how he connects these characters together from Hed and Beartown but he does it! Even old characters, from the first book even, are woven in.
Also…. Is hockey ever really that serious ?