Title: Beartown
Author(s): Fredrik Backman
Series: Beartown #1
Genre(s): Contemporary
Format(s): Kindle
Pages: 496
Source: Library
Reason(s): Book Club
Rating: Spice: 
My Thoughts
BEARTOWN is an emotionally thought-provoking story that deals with hard subjects like toxic masculinity, winning at all costs, and consent. The story’s sad but hopeful, and extremely maddening. At times, it was difficult to keep reading. Even though my heart hurts, it was worth the pain and sorrow. I absolutely had no idea that a book about hockey (but not really) would make me feel the way I did.
Backman’s books are as good as they are because of his characters. Not only is he a master at writing emotionally charged stories, he’s also a master at writing a whole cast of round, complicated characters that are easy to connect with because they feel like real people with real lives.
June 2024 Wrap-Up
Books Read
Favorite: No new reads
Least Favorite: No new reads
Stats
June
Books Read: 4
Rereads: 4
Pages Read: 3,193
Hours Listened: 90h 4m
Average Rating: 5
Average Pages Read Per Day: 106
Year-to-Date
Books Read: 18
Rereads: 11
Pages Read: 8,813
Hours Listened: 167h 46m
Average Rating: 4.6
Average Pages Read Per Day: 49
May 2024 Wrap-Up
Books Read
Favorite: No new reads
Least Favorite: No new reads
Stats
May
Books Read: 3
Rereads: 3
Pages Read: 1,085
Hours Listened: 29h 8m
Average Rating: 5
Average Pages Read Per Day: 35
Year-to-Date
Books Read: 14
Rereads: 7
Pages Read: 5,620
Hours Listened: 77h 42m
Average Rating: 4.5
Average Pages Read Per Day: 37
April 2024 Wrap-Up
Books Read
Favorite: None
Least Favorite: None
Stats
April
Books Read: 0
Rereads: 0
Pages Read: 0
Hours Listened: 0
Average Rating: 0
Average Pages Read Per Day: 0
Year-to-Date
Books Read: 11
Rereads: 4
Pages Read: 4,535
Hours Listened: 48h 34m
Average Rating: 4.4
Average Pages Read Per Day: 37
March 2024 Wrap-Up
Books Read
Favorite: Beartown
Least Favorite: None
Stats
March
Books Read: 1
Rereads: 0
Pages Read: 471
Hours Listened: 0
Average Rating: 4
Average Pages Read Per Day: 15
Year-to-Date
Books Read: 11
Rereads: 4
Pages Read: 4,535
Hours Listened: 48h 34m
Average Rating: 4.4
Average Pages Read Per Day: 50
Beartown
Author(s): Fredrik Backman
Series: Beartown #1
Genre(s): Contemporary
Format(s): Kindle
Pages: 496
Source: Library
Reason(s): Book Club
Rating:
Spice:
My Thoughts
BEARTOWN is an emotionally thought-provoking story that deals with hard subjects like toxic masculinity, winning at all costs, and consent. The story’s sad but hopeful, and extremely maddening. At times, it was difficult to keep reading. Even though my heart hurts, it was worth the pain and sorrow. I absolutely had no idea that a book about hockey (but not really) would make me feel the way I did.
Backman’s books are as good as they are because of his characters. Not only is he a master at writing emotionally charged stories, he’s also a master at writing a whole cast of round, complicated characters that are easy to connect with because they feel like real people with real lives.