A review by e_gracereads
Beartown, by Fredrik Backman

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a book about hockey. And small towns. And everything in between. Every five star I’ve ever seen about this book has been entirely, unequivocally earned. Backman doesn’t waste a single. Damn. Word. In this entire 400+ page book. I genuinely wouldn’t change a single thing. While this could definitely read as a standalone, I’m sure, I’m so eager to read Backman’s other works that I’m buying the rest of the trilogy as we speak. 

Amazing. This might be the best book I have ever, ever read.  
Expand filter menu Content Warnings