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| Title | : | Beartown (Björnstad #1) |
| Author | : | Fredrik Backman |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
| Published | : | April 25th 2017 by Simon & Schuster (first published September 15th 2016) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary. Audiobook. Sports. Adult. Adult Fiction. Book Club |
Fredrik Backman
Kindle Edition | Pages: 432 pages Rating: 4.25 | 187348 Users | 22852 Reviews
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns with 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. 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.
Details Books During Beartown (Björnstad #1)
| Original Title: | Björnstad ASIN B01LLXCGWY |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Björnstad #1 |
| Setting: | Sweden |
| Literary Awards: | Lincoln Award Nominee (2019), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2017) |
Rating Containing Books Beartown (Björnstad #1)
Ratings: 4.25 From 187348 Users | 22852 ReviewsNotice Containing Books Beartown (Björnstad #1)
I just finished this book and felt SO angry the entire time! Im not quite sure why I had to finish it. Thanks for putting into words what I couldnt doA small Swedish town in a forest maybe in the middle of nowhere or anywhere you can imagine because it doesnt exist till the hockey rejuvenates the town, puts the spotlights to enlighten the place, and gives the joy, encouragement, reasons to live for to its people (Families, kids, residents gather together to a common purpose) Hockey games are not just the games for towns people regardless race, age, gender, culture, beliefs, classes help them to feel the joy and togetherness by chanting,
"For people who have never lived where darkness and cold are the norm, where else is the exception, it is hard to understand that it is possible to find someone who has frozen to death with their jacket open, or even naked. But when you get really cold your blood-vessels contract and your heart does all it can to stop blood reaching the frozen parts of your body and then coming back to your heart cold. Not unlike a hockey team suffering a penalty and playing at a numerical disadvantage:
All your best qualities come from the fact that youve been raised in a house full of women. After the constant battering my heart and soul received, and the injustice of the story enveloped my mind, and the bleakness of it all was brought forth, woven in with moments of heartwarming tenderness and laughter, it was that above quote that finally broke me and I couldnt stop crying. I dont know whether to expand on the synopsis or let readers discover its impact on their own. There isnt much that
now THIS is how you tell a story. the writing is definitely the strength of this book and it makes me wish i was fluent in swedish, because i know it would be an even more remarkable story in its native/original language (if thats even possible). reading this book feels as if fredrik backman has invited me into his home, made me a cup of tea, and sat next to me as he tells me a story that comes straight from his heart. you can tell so much love went into writing this, because only someone who
It is not just because I think this is an outstanding and insightful book. Nor because I like hockey, actually most sports, come from a sports mad family, because I do. No, my rating reflects the fact that this book engaged all my thoughts, all my emotions, in essence I identified with it in a big way. I come from a small town, like Beartown, which suffers from comparisons to the wealthier, little snobbery town to the North. Our sport is football, a sport four of my five sons played from youth
4.5 StarsIts BlemishedIts EdgyIts AwestrickenIts ResoluteIts Tragic Its OtherworldlyIts WorrisomeIts NightmarishIn Beartown, one thing, and only one thing is important ... their hockey team. The players are obsessed! The parents are obsessed! The residents are obsessed! Lives revolve around hockey, and if you dont tow the line, there are plenty of buses to be thrown under. Only one result matters no matter what the cost, WIN!!!The town is unfortunately a depressed, forgotten, in the middle of
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