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A review by votesforwomen
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
5.0
Trigger warning: this book revolves heavily around SA, cultural responses to it, and emotional fallout. It is handled incredibly well, but it is blatant. If that’s not something you want to read: this is probably not your book. Be aware going in; I don’t think enough people have posted the trigger warnings for this book, so I want to make sure that’s clear.
Past that: MY GOSH.
this town was a real place. I think I’ve been there. I think I know these people. I grew up here, maybe.
This was rough. This hurt a lot. Backman turns your face to look at ugliness and does not let you look away. But there is so much human love here. These people are emotional and real. You understand all of them, but you loathe the ones you should even without Backman telling you that. This is literature. I will be reading everything this man has ever written.
Past that: MY GOSH.
this town was a real place. I think I’ve been there. I think I know these people. I grew up here, maybe.
This was rough. This hurt a lot. Backman turns your face to look at ugliness and does not let you look away. But there is so much human love here. These people are emotional and real. You understand all of them, but you loathe the ones you should even without Backman telling you that. This is literature. I will be reading everything this man has ever written.