Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown

Beartown #1

Fredrik Backman

690 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary sports emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes a poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team t...

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Community Reviews

4.38
based on 71,114 reviews

Moods

emotional: 90%

sad: 58%

dark: 52%

reflective: 52%

tense: 45%

challenging: 39%

hopeful: 25%

inspiring: 18%

mysterious: 10%

adventurous: 7%

funny: 7%

informative: 2%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
64% of readers chose medium
24% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
51% of readers chose A mix
40% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

77% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

46% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

72% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

76% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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