Author: Fredrik Backman
Published: September 27th 2022 by Atria Books
Format: Kindle, Hardcover 684 Pages
Genre: Fiction
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: Beartown #3
First Sentence: Everyone who knew Benjamin Ovich, particularly those of us who knew him well enough to call him Benji, probably knew deep down that he was never the sort of person who would get a happy ending.
Blurb: Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it. The residents continue to grapple with life’s big questions: What is a family? What is a community? And what, if anything, are we willing to sacrifice in order to protect them?
As the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home after a long time away. Someone will be laid to rest. Someone will fall in love, someone will try to fix their marriage, and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone will submit to hate, someone will fight, and someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink.
So what are the residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home?
Everything.
My Opinion: Of course, I could not get through the first chapter without tearing up. Backman has a way of getting to the heart of the matter, but still leaves more exploring to do. I was glad there was a brief refresher of the previous two books since it has been four years since 'Us Against You' was published.
This book is a commitment. At almost 700 pages, where the atmosphere is as much a character as the community of quirky and damaged people. No matter how much a person tries to get away, Beartown and Hed bring their people home. With a beloved member dead, those that have gotten away will find themselves drawn back, and the old wounds will be ripped open for yet another challenge to their grit and fortitude.
When a second death occurs, the town has decisions to make and secrets to keep. More tears, both the town and the reader, will be shed. Backman ties up the loose ends, but it is a bittersweet ending since many have finally found their happiness in a town that has only given them grief.
Blurb: Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it. The residents continue to grapple with life’s big questions: What is a family? What is a community? And what, if anything, are we willing to sacrifice in order to protect them?
As the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home after a long time away. Someone will be laid to rest. Someone will fall in love, someone will try to fix their marriage, and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone will submit to hate, someone will fight, and someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink.
So what are the residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home?
Everything.
My Opinion: Of course, I could not get through the first chapter without tearing up. Backman has a way of getting to the heart of the matter, but still leaves more exploring to do. I was glad there was a brief refresher of the previous two books since it has been four years since 'Us Against You' was published.
This book is a commitment. At almost 700 pages, where the atmosphere is as much a character as the community of quirky and damaged people. No matter how much a person tries to get away, Beartown and Hed bring their people home. With a beloved member dead, those that have gotten away will find themselves drawn back, and the old wounds will be ripped open for yet another challenge to their grit and fortitude.
When a second death occurs, the town has decisions to make and secrets to keep. More tears, both the town and the reader, will be shed. Backman ties up the loose ends, but it is a bittersweet ending since many have finally found their happiness in a town that has only given them grief.
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