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Welcome to the poor side of town. BEARTOWN is way out yonder in the middle of a forest where winter temperatures reach sub-zero and hockey is the name of the game for its struggling residents. You don't have to be a hockey fan, or sports fan for that matter, to read BEARTOWN, you only have to once again sit back and enjoy the superb and addictive story telling of Fredrik Backman.
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So get ready I was surprised how my opinion of certain characters changed as the story developed, and although I have more than one favorite, Ramona is the one that will stick with me for a good while Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Shop this series. Rate this book. Beartown 1 Bjørnstad. Fredrik Backman.
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A dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true. People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town.
And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning.
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All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys. Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected.
Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world. Loading interface About the author. Fredrik Backman 47 books His books are published in more than forty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children.
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Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book! Community Reviews. Search review text. Displaying 1 - 30 of 55, reviews. Chelsea Humphrey. I'm sure anyone who has either read this book or heard anything about it by now realizes this is a huge departure for Backman from his usual tale. About a month ago I was recording a podcast with the lovely Anne Bogel and one of the recommendations she gave me was to read Beartown.
While we all know Backman for his fredrik backman björnstad fiction that is both touching and emotional, this was described to me as "a serious, heavy read that lacked his whimsical trademark". There are few things I love more than reading a book that is wholly different than what an author is known for, so I knew I had to pick this one up quickly and see what all the fuss was about.
I'm so glad that I picked this up when I did; I'm currently in major book hangover mode and can't seem to settle in with another story until I work through my feelings on this one.
Bare with me as this review will be long winded. 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.