A review by jillybar
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I can't believe the same man wrote A Man Called Ove. Both were masterful in their prose and storytelling, but the two could not be any more different in subject matter. And yet, I can believe it, because both left me reeling and feeling so strongly connected and sympathetic to a whole cast of multi-faceted characters. I cried. I seethed. I laughed (although more rarely than I did reading Ove). 

Love Benji. Love Maya. Love Bobo??? Love Amat. 

Knocking it a but because of aspects of the flash forward at the end, but overall such a good read.
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