I’m recommending BearTown by Frederik Backman. It’s a story about a small town obsessed with one thing – winning hockey. Before you write this novel off as a sports story (assuming that’s not your cup of tea), hear me out. This book isn’t about sports, it’s about life in all of its obsessive, beautiful, vengeful, and ecstatic moments. It takes a lot to make me cry, and this story got me on almost every page. Backman is a stick of dynamite blowing a hole in the little (and big) things we get up to as human beings. Oh, and did I mention it’s the first in a trilogy? I’ve just cracked the spine on book two and ordered another cup of coffee. It’s gonna be a long night.
This book was recommended in my weekly newsletter on February 28, 2024.
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