Beartown

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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. Free Read eBook Beartown By Fredrik Backman – kino-fada.fr 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 uplifting 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 lovethan r 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 uplifting 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 lovethan 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 ...Wow Just, wow Every once in a while you stumble upon a book that takes you by surprise, becoming farmeaningful than you ever anticipated Beartown is precisely that type of book Bravo, Mr Backman When Beartown first started showing up on so many of my friends feeds, I was mildly curious Not being a sports fan, by any stretch of the imagination, I filed it away in the back of my mind in the maybe one day category Knowing only that it centered on a junior hockey team ...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 a...Here s a little bit of a confession while I really enjoyed Fredrik Backman s book A Man Called Ove , and the charming curmudgeon who was its main character, I have found in recent years that there seems to be a glut of charming yet misunderstood curmudgeons doddering their way through modern fiction.So despite people s warm feelings about Backman s next two books, I passed, because I have enough to worry about becoming a hopefully charming curmudgeon so...People round here don t always know the difference between right and wrong But we know the difference between good and evil Fredrik Backman is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors His characters and storytelling are practically perfect I can easily recommend this book to anyone.There are so many different facets to this book Questions of morality and loyalty, passion over logic, and right vs wrong No path through the story is easy and no solution obvious The background story of ev People round here don t always know the difference between right and wrong But we know the difference between good and evil Fredrik Backman is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors His characters and storytelling are practically perfect I can easily recommend this book to anyone.There are so many different facets to this book Questions of morality and loyalty, passion over logic, and right vs wrong No path through the story is easy and no solution obvious The background story of every character is perfectly developed and important in the fine tapestry the Backman weaves You may be surprised to discover that a story about a little hockey town far away can make you think about how you approach life in general One final bit of awesomeness about this book With some books you may reach the end having found one or two really great...4.5 out of 5 stars to Beartown, a 2016 contemporary novel by Fredrik Backman Although the book had a bit of a difficult start for me, it developed into an emotionally charged hot bed, triggering anger and frustration over so many things about the human race and I m quite glad I read it and enjoyed it But wow I haven t a visceral emotional reaction to words like this in a very long timeWhy This BookBeartown began showing up on a few of my Goodreads friends booklists earlier this yea 4.5 out of 5 stars to Beartown, a 2016 con...English Espa olNot always, althoughin the last year, I buy over hyped books They are not always as good as they seem But I decided to give a try to Beartown and oh, blew me away.I am not someone outside sports and I understand the sacrifices that have to be made to achieve goals When I was a teenager I practiced swimming We had a national preselection competition I got the flu and I kept swimming even with fever, because that was demanded from me I ended up with bronchopneumonia an English Espa olNot always, althoughin the last year, I buy over hyped books They are not alwa...5 Resounding Stars Fredrik Backman You ve left me drained, almost completely bereft of words This is a novel, unlike any of your others, yet it s so full of heart and emotion that we the readers know emphatically that it is yours And after the last words have sunk into my soul, I can emphatically say, thank you This one is to be treasured.Now, what can I possibly say about this story, without giving it away Beartown is a town that eat, sleeps and goes to bed thinking about one thing Hockey 5 Resounding Stars Fredrik Backman You ve left me drained, almost completely bereft of words This is a novel, unlike any of your others, yet it s so full of heart and emotion that we the readers know emphatically that it is yours And after the last words have sunk into my soul, I can emphatically say, thank you This one is to be treasured.No...Hockey What did I care about hockey I didn t But the novel soon becomes aboutthan just the sport, about so muchthan I can articulate in a review without giving too much away, but I ll try Backman tells us early on what I was about to discover for myself Why does anyone care about hockey Because it tells stories Beartown is a small Swedish town in a forest that could be a small town anywhere Maybe the sport in these towns is baseball or soccer or football But here it is Hockey What did I care about hockey I didn t But the novel soon becomes aboutthan just the sport, about so muchthan I can articulate in a review without giving too much away, but I ll try Backman tells us early on what I was about to discover for myself Why does anyone care about hockey Because it tells stories Beartown is a small Swedish town in a forest that could be a small town anywhere Maybe the sport in these towns is baseball or soccer or football But here it is hockey In spite of the universality of it, there is a sense of place so striking that it s like another character This is the story of many of the town s residents the kids, their families and how they are connected by the game, but the connections arethan just the game There are alternating chapters, sometimes just alternating paragraphs about them, ...5 Big Fat Wonderful Stars 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 toonce againsit back and enjoy the superb and addictive story telling of Fredrik Backman.So get ready..there s a whole gang of characters who each have their own personal storie 5 Big Fat Wonderful Stars 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 toonce againsit back and enjoy the superb and addictive story telling of Fredrik Backman.So get ready..there s a whole gang of characters who each have their own personal stories to tell..some even have big secrets, and some do evil, but most importantly, many of them will demonstrate what it means to have a big heart, show courage in the face of danger, and even give up their dreams if it means survival for their small town.I was surprised how my opinion of certain characters changed as the story developed, and although I havethan one favorite, Ramona is the one that will stick with me for a good while..what a tough cook...

Beartown
  • English
  • 18 January 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 432 pages
  • Fredrik Backman
  • Beartown