A review by river69rat
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If only there could be required reading for sports fans. This book broke my heart again and again. Backman didn't create characters, he formulated people and I feel so lucky and devastated to have entered their lives.
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