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Beartown
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You Shes Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes a poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team that might just change everything. Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a community slowly being eaten alive by unemployment and the surrounding wilderness. A victory like this would draw national attention to the ailing town: it could attract government funding and an influx of talented athletes who would choose Beartown over the big nearby cities. A victory like this would certainly mean everything to Amat, a short, scrawny teenager who is treated like an outcast everywhere but on the ice; to Kevin, a star player just on the cusp of securing his golden future in the NHL; and to Peter, their dedicated general manager whose own professional hockey career ended in tragedy. At first, it seems like the team might have a shot at fulfilling the dreams of their entire town. But one night at a drunken celebration following a key win, something happens between Kevin and the general managers daughterand the next day everything seems to have changed. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. With so much riding on the success of the team, the line between loyalty and betrayal becomes difficult to discern. At last, it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth that it seems no one else wants to hear. Fredrik Backman knows that we are forever shaped by the places we call home, and in this emotionally powerful, sweetly insightful story, he explores what can happen when we carry the heavy weight of other people's dreams on our shoulders.
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Ddzmini
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Loved this when I read it I didn‘t review it at the time so I‘m just trying to update everything while I wasn‘t posting … I‘m so happy to be back to my normal postings on Litsy 🥰

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Jas16
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First read of 2024 and one off of my #24in2024 stack. After a glacially slow start, this became a much more emotional read. I didn‘t love it as much as many other Littens have but I still pulled the sequel off of my shelves so that I can see what happens to these characters next. A light pick.

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actualdisneyprincess
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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I tried to get the reflections from my Christmas lights to make this a more festive photo, but alas, a filter will have to do! Thank you, @Marmie7 - what a perfect #jolabokaflodswap2023 package to celebrate with! 🥹💖 And thank you as ever to @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing! Hope you‘re all having a beautiful day! 💖

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emmaturi
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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I absolutely loved this book. It had me gripped to the end. A great family drama, the characters were all great. I can't wait to read the next two books.

marleed I keep my 5* books. Every time my eyes fall on this title, the whole experience of reading it floods back to me. 3mo
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Sparklemn
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Definite pick! Stayed up until 4:00 AM finishing it. Think “Friday Night Lights“ with hockey. But way darker. Looking forward to watching the HBO series soon.

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WJCintron
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Starting this one today!! Have a great week, everyone!!

PosiTEA morning message.
#bepositivethinkpositive

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You too!! 💛 3mo
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ncsufoxes
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Definitely a triggering book but also such a good read. This is my 2nd Bachman book & I love his writing. I like how he examines the emotions & thoughts of his characters from each perspective (whether you agree with them or not). He really does make you think about the experiences that make up people‘s lives. I am looking forward to see how the rest of the story plays out in the next two books. #bookspin book

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I really appreciated the way that he made you understand different perspectives even if you didn't agree with them. He did a great job creating a cast of empathetic characters instead of just throwing everyone into bad guy/good guy roles. 4mo
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TheSpineView
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Bailedbailed

#RushAThon @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I thought I would love this book and it had a lot of important things to say. Yet I just couldn't get into it. There were too many POVs and the plot was super slow. The prose was awesome though. Still I was more than 1/3 in when I bailed. I tried but just couldn't make myself finish.

Zoes_Human I just got confused and went into a mild coma every time they started talking about hockey. 4mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 4mo
TheSpineView @Zoes_Human I get that! 4mo
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Ruthiella @Zoes_Human 😂😂😂 4mo
Andrew65 It did take me a long time to get into this book, but it did get better towards the end, and did end up enjoying it. 4mo
rwmg @Zoes_Human I normally love Backman but I didn't get very far with this before I remembered why I don't read books about sport and abandoned it. 4mo
Zoes_Human @rwmg That‘s EXACTLY my experience. This is the first book of his that I haven‘t enjoyed. 4mo
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Texreader
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A star hockey player rapes a girl; the town divides (very unevenly) as to who is telling the truth…because the rape affects whether Beartown will win the national championship. Many residents believe the allegation was motivated to prevent the team from winning. The book dissects the gut-wrenching view from a huge cast of characters. Trigger warnings abound. This is a dark, dark book and takes readers to a despairing place so beware. But as with⬇️

Texreader all Backman books, it is brilliantly written. Just move forward with extreme care. This isn‘t light-hearted at all like his other books I‘ve read that have taken on dark themes. Very few (but some) glimmers of light and hope. #Sweden #foodandlit @Catsandbooks I thought it would take me into December but it was a quick read. 4mo
marleed I love this book! 4mo
CindyMyLifeIsLit One of my favorites! I wish every high school kid had to read this book. So many great lessons could be taught with it! I can‘t understand these parents who don‘t want their kids to read books about situations like this! Why don‘t they want their daughters to be aware that this could happen to them, or make sure their sons understand that no means no?!? 😡 4mo
LiseWorks Watch this series awhile ago. It was good. 4mo
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Texreader
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Assembly is so slow. Those little “joyeux” were crazy difficult to cut, dye, and affix to the shimmer and then cut the shimmer to match. Going a little cross-eyed with it. Card bottom left is the only one I‘ve finished. And of course this book is very dark. #litsylove #foodandlit #Sweden @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Catsandbooks

julieclair Absolutely gorgeous! 4mo
Catsandbooks Well they look beautiful! And I'm a little nervous to read the book. It's the one I was hoping to read for the month but I've heard it has heavy aspects and I'm worried it might be too much. 4mo
Bookwormjillk They look great! I‘m planning on reading the third in that series. 4mo
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Texreader @Catsandbooks It‘s much much darker than I expected. I love this author because there tends to be enough humor mixed in but not here. It‘s excellent but it doesn‘t let up. If you decide to read it I‘d start now so it doesn‘t darken your holidays. I‘ll be happy to get past it. Maybe the follow-up books are lighter. 4mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
Catsandbooks @Texreader yeah I read Ove and anxious people and loved both of those. I think I'll try it but be willing to bail if necessary. 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You make beautiful cards!! 4mo
Texreader @Catsandbooks It‘s so good. But dang it is a very hard book. 4mo
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Texreader
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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I‘m starting to assemble the pieces for Christmas cards for #litsylove while listening to the tagged book

 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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Texreader
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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I‘m assembling the last set of cards for #naturalitsycardswap. Those pine cones are quite the challenge! Listening to the tagged book while I work on these. @TheBookHippie @AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88 #foodandlit #Sweden @Catsandbooks

DebinHawaii These are amazing! Love the pine cones! 4mo
AllDebooks Oh wow, I love those pinecones 😍 4mo
ShelleyBooksie Beautiful!! 4mo
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Catsandbooks Those are so cute! 🌲 4mo
TheBookHippie Oh my word!!! Wow! 4mo
Chrissyreadit 😍😍😍😍😍 4mo
Gissy Love it. I have many stamps, inks to do cards and scrapbook but something happened with my creative mind, it doesn‘t work🤣🤣🤣 4mo
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Texreader
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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I‘ve started this audiobook slightly early for #foodandlit #Sweden. @Catsandbooks

tpixie 🩵🩵🩵 4mo
Traci1 This is such a wonderful trilogy. 4mo
Catsandbooks I'm hoping to read this one too 4mo
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Hillea2
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Fredrik Backman is a favorite author of mine, so I went into this audio book blind not know what it was about. It was a tough listen, but I felt like he surprisingly captured a really hard subject from several women‘s perspectives which can be hard for a male to do. Important themes of family, teams and community!

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Elizabeth2
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Atmospheric & gut wrenching. It took a bit for me to get hooked on the story, as someone who has watched and likes hockey, but isn‘t a “fan”. However, that hockey background was necessary to understand the depth of its importance to this town. There are so many characters that it was hard to keep them straight, but by the end of this book I felt like I knew them. All the feels - this book made me smile, cry and rage. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 /5 #serieslove2023

Elizabeth2 I feel like this book would read differently depending on who and where you are - new adult, new parent, parent of teens, adult with no children, avid hockey fan, teacher…each would probably take something different from this story. 5mo
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Nebklvr
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It took me forever to read this book even though it was extremely well written and the town and the characters leapt off the page. I am just so tired of a world where this seems common place.

BooksNBowls I felt the same way with how long it took me to finish reading it, but it was so worth it in the end. I‘ve come to realize Backman‘s work is to be savored, not devoured. 😌 I do recommend continuing the trilogy. 5mo
Nebklvr @BooksNBowls I would probably not dread sequels as much as this one due to the assault. Enjoyed characters and atmosphere 5mo
BooksNBowls I will say, the assault takes more of a back seat in the sequel, and more focuses on the Hed team vs new Beartown team, and how everyone deals with the aftermath of the first book. Totally understand though! Glad you read 😁 5mo
Nebklvr @BooksNBowls Yes, I wouldn‘t mind revisiting the other characters. I love his writing. 5mo
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Elizabeth2
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Started this on audio last night. ❤️📚 #serieslove2023

TheSpineView 💜📖📚 5mo
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Jilly6183
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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A slow start, but a really insightful story about relationships and our instinct to protect ourselves and those we love, sometimes at the expense of what is good or right.

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Read4life
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Yes! I played softball and volleyball in college. I love watching them as well as basketball, football, baseball and gymnastics.

2. I‘ve read a lot of sports/athletes NF & memoirs but when asked about a book with a sport, I always say Beartown! Then I tell them to read all of the Beartown books 🤓

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 7mo
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CBee
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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1. Ummmmm does gymnastics count? And ice skating? I love the Olympic competitions for those 😊 But me? Too clumsy for sports 😂😂
2. Tagged book was amazing!
Thanks, Randy, for the tag! @The_Penniless_Author #twofortuesday @TheSpineView

AmyG Right….Beartown. I couldn‘t think of a book. 7mo
The_Penniless_Author Those are sports. Sure they count! 😀 7mo
TheSpineView Yes, they are sports. Thanks for playing 7mo
CBee @The_Penniless_Author yay! Phew 😅 7mo
CBee @AmyG first thing that popped into my head! 7mo
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Littlewolf1
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Not as much as I wanted to accomplish for my #BookSpinBingo but not too bad overall. I did have some great reread this month. I got one bingo this month, I completed both my #BookSpin and #DoubleBookSpin for the month. I also started catching up on my friends pick. Best book of the month was Malevolent Seven, worst book was The Between, and the books that gave me the most feels this month were BearTown and I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!!! 8mo
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AshleyHoss820
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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I have mixed feelings about this book. But I‘ll give it a pick since I fought my desire to bail. It‘s a good story, a devastating story. It‘s a slow burn (maybe a little too slow at times ☺️), but I think the complex relationships and storylines deserve that. Sometimes we make something (sports/grades) too important and we lose sight of what actually matters: human beings. May‘s Double #BookSpin

AshleyHoss820 #FlourishAndBlott: Involving a Sport 9mo
TheAromaofBooks I had mixed feelings about this one as well. 9mo
AshleyHoss820 @TheAromaofBooks That makes me feel better! ☺️ 9mo
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Littlewolf1
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4.6⭐️ my emotions are frazzled. I almost did not finish this book, not because it wasn‘t good, but it was kind of triggering for me. My heart hurts, I guess that‘s really all I can say right now. Super good book and in my humble opinion, worth the read.

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Blueberry
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"Late one evening toward the end of March, a teenager picked up a double-barrelled shotgun, walked into the forest, put the gun to someone else's forehead, and pulled the trigger."

This sounds really dark to me and prohibitive. But since it's Fredrick Bachman and is a well-loved book I will give it a chance.

tpixie It‘s a great book. That first line though…. 9mo
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ghandigl
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman

Time always moves at the same rate, only feelings have different speeds. Every day can mark a whole lifetime or a single heartbeat, depending on who you spend it with.

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BooksNBowls
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You either love or hate Fredrik‘s writing style. I love it! It‘s truly an experience for the readers. The only reason this book isn‘t getting 5 stars is because it was agonizingly slow in the beginning for me. There‘s a lot of characters and he was introducing them all properly while also explaining the dynamic in Beartown, so I get it, but there was a lot of hockey talk. And then you realize the story isn‘t about hockey at all, and it‘s so good.

Traci1 I loved this series so much. 11mo
marleed 5 stars from me! 11mo
StellaDz Love this series and Backman is one of my faves! ❤️❤️ 11mo
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BooksNBowls
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“You never have the sort of friends you have when you‘re fifteen ever again. Even if you keep them for the rest of your life, it‘s never the same as it was then.” #nostalgia

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thewallflower0707
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I reread #Beartown and #UsAgainstThem by #FredrikBackman yesterday, for the first time since 2019 (when I also visited Stockholm), and today I found the Swedish original in a bookstore at the Centralstation 🇸🇪. I also saw a lot of other Swedish translation, and I really hated the covers. Apparently, they like real people on the covers 🙃.

#holiday #bookstore #sweden

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DHill
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**sob** I loved it all. A slow build told with agonizing and steadfast heartbreak. Friendship, loyalty, family, love. All will be tested. Are there any winners? Bang.

@CollapsingLibrary I must know. Book 2 on hold.

CollapsingLibrary I‘m glad you liked it! He‘s an auto read author for me for a reason. I‘ll be anxiously waiting for your review of the second to see if I dare attempt it 😊 11mo
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BooksNBowls
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What a first line!

dabbe 😳 #agreed (edited) 11mo
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DHill
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Finally, I‘m going to hear what the fuss is all about! 😀

Very excited to start this after a very. long. wait.

CollapsingLibrary I‘m excited to see your thoughts! I personally loved this book so much that when I found out it was part of a series, I refused to read the other books because I didn‘t want to touch how it ended 😅 11mo
marleed Sometimes when I have a long wait, it kind of thrills me that folks indeed desire the services of a library! 11mo
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KristiAhlers
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I'm giving this a soft pick. It was not earth-shattering new but it did have a quirky cast of characters and I was entertained while I read it. I'm not sure exactly what didn't resonate with me at the time of reading so I will give this series another go with the next book. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks I had a lot of mixed feelings about this one lol 11mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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Title #WithATown 🏒 #TemptingTitles ☔️🌸💜

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs Great choice 👏🏻💙👍🏼 12mo
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Cupcake12
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Mehso-so

A story about a small town set in a forest. An ice rink is the hub of the small community. The junior hockey team is taking part in a national semi final and trying to put the town on the map. One violent act leaves a family in turmoil. Accusations are thrown and the town becomes divided.
I did like this book and the way Backman developed the characters was very real. But rotating characters within the same chapter took me a while to get used to.

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Cupcake12
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My weekend read. Hope it‘s as good as everyone says 📚

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TorieStorieS
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Though I have read/listened to most of Backman‘s other books, the hockey focus here always turned me off- but when the publisher invited me to read the third book in this trilogy AND my book club picked it to discuss, I knew I had to first read the first two books first. And I ended up being totally enraptured by the story of this whole town! The large cast size does slow things down in the beginning, but by the end, I couldn‘t put it down!

cassareada I loooooove Beartown. Benji is definitely my favorite. And Ramona. 14mo
TheBookgeekFrau I felt the same way about the whole hockey vibe until a friend said "Trust me, you'll love it." She was SO right! The other two books don't interest me, and I'm probably being stubbornly ignorant, but I just feel like the story was so perfectly told that anything more will ruin it (like the whole Me Before You fiasco). 14mo
rwmg I abandoned it after the first 30 pages or so, not interested in hockey, but maybe I should give it another go 14mo
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TorieStorieS @cassareada I totally agree!! Both are total scene-stealers!! I also love Amat and Bobo! 14mo
TorieStorieS @TheBookgeekFrau I‘m about a quarter of the way through the second one and it really just picks up not long after the ending- there‘s some initial redundancy but it‘s probably not as noticeable if you don‘t read them so consecutively. It‘s nice not having to say goodbye to them all just yet! 14mo
TorieStorieS @rwmg I was tempted to do the same in the beginning- the large cast size and the hockey focus made it slow-going at first, but then I just fell in love with so many of the characters! Maybe give it another 30 pages or so and see if you feel any differently! 14mo
cassareada @rwmg @TheBookgeekFrau i say stick it through. By the time I finished The Winners, I was sobbing like a baby (like snot and tears caked to my face) at 9 different parts. And one of the times was on a plane. I love this trilogy so much. It's so much more than the hockey. 14mo
cassareada @TorieStorieS yes!! Bobo and Amat are just sweeties. That is a pure friendship. 14mo
TheBookgeekFrau @cassareada @TorieStorieS You guys are giving my stubbornness a run for its money 😂 14mo
cassareada @TheBookgeekFrau 😂😂😂 I'm sorry!! 14mo
TorieStorieS @TheBookgeekFrau You will definitely have to keep us updated on what you decide to do!! 14mo
TheBookgeekFrau @TorieStorieS Of course!! I might have even stopped by the Friends of the Library bookstore on my way home from work with those two books in mind 😬🤣🤣 14mo
TorieStorieS @TheBookgeekFrau 😍🥰😍 14mo
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Sydneypaige
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I am so sad that I waited so long to read this. I wish I would have listened more closely when people said it‘s about a hockey town, and not heard it‘s about hockey. Because it‘s about high schoolers and relationships and betrayal and parents and trust and belief. Please do check TW and even though it crosses into painful places, ultimately this book is beautifully about human beings and the hurt we cause but also the healing.

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Yahui07
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Cannot put it down!!
Looking forward to the sequels. 😍😍😍
Fredrik Bachman has become my favorite author.

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Read4life
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#Two4Tuesday
Thank you for the tag, @TheSpineView

❄️ Snow, cold weather, shorter days, reading by the fireplace with a hot beverage & a soft blanket

❄️❄️ I have 2. Beartown & Winter Garden

Want to play @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @dabbe @BennettBookworm ?

BennettBookworm Speaking of Beartown, I‘m 3/4 through The Winners and it‘s so wonderful!!! 😭 1y
TheSpineView You're welcome and thanks for playing! 1y
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Texreader
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I bought the books in this trilogy all out of order, but I finally nabbed book 1. First I love Backman and second, I‘ll need it for #Sweden for #foodandlit in December (again with the planning ahead). Will also work for #serieslove2023

TheSpineView I need to read this series! Enjoy! 1y
Andrew65 @TheSpineView A brilliant series, a very emotional journey. 1y
Andrew65 I think it‘s his best work. Hope you enjoy it when you get to it. 1y
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Soubhiville I love this book. I‘m looking forward to The Winners later this month. 1y
peaKnit I really enjoyed this trilogy, I found it needed to be savored a bit. The mini-series on HBO seemed to follow BearTown pretty closely. (edited) 1y
Catsandbooks I love Backman! I still need to read this trilogy! 1y
Andrew65 @Catsandbooks A treat ahead. 1y
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Twocougs
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😳 wow, even better than expected 🐻 🏒 🇸🇪

Mccall0113 It took me 3 attempts to finish it. Very glad I did! 1y
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Vanessa
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Beartown is hanging its last hope for survival on the junior hockey team: if they win, the town stands a chance of not quietly disappearing into the forest. The second half of the book was worth getting through the somewhat sluggish beginning and is a discussion-worthy look at several social issues, including herd mentality: “And when enough people are quiet for long enough, a handful of voices can give the impression that everyone is screaming.”

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Evita
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5 out of 5

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PuddleJumper
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This is an amazing and devastating book. Sometimes it was a little too real, I found myself anxious as I read, which just shows how realistic and engaging the writing was.

I would recommend this but it was an intense read. I read it on one sitting as I wasn't sure I could come back if I stopped.

Andrew65 Loved this book and it‘s follow-up. Waiting now to read the third one that has recently been published. 1y
PuddleJumper @Andrew65 I've got the second one out from the library. Think I need something a little lighter first! I didn't realize there was a third as well, I'll have to see if my library has it 1y
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Andrew65 Yes you do need a break between them. This is the third book. 1y
DieAReader Great job!🎄📚♥️🤓 1y
BookmarkTavern Looks like you had good company while being emotionally devastated. ❤️ 1y
TheAromaofBooks This one definitely hit me in the feels when I read it. However, I never felt tempted to pick up the second book. For some reason, this story felt complete to me. 1y
Kangaj1 I think this is my favorite series! The new one is excellent! 1y
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angrybooklady
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It‘s only a game. It only resolves tiny, insignificant things. Such as who gets validation. Who gets listened to. It allocates power and draws boundaries and turns some people into stars and others into spectators. That‘s all.

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angrybooklady
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If a town falls in the forest but no one hears it, does it matter at all?

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RickW
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Pickpick

Just an unbelievable book. Backman is an absolute genius. There are so many controversies in this book that are dealt with head on and in a manner that is not glossed over.
It deals with a town‘s acceptance of group think and it‘s complicity in purging individuality. It poses the question of how far would you go to win and/or to fit in? Support a crime? Blame the victim? It is a fitting read after finishing A Man named Ove. Pure genius.