Beartown

Wow, what a good book. A third of the way in I was skeptical, because as beautifully written as it was (a trademark for Backman), I am not a hockey person and detest “hockey culture”, growing up in a relatively small town in Canada, the entire thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I shouldn't have worried. Once the central event happens, you understand what this book is trying to do and from there, everything is a rollercoaster of emotions.

After having trouble with both this and Anxious people initially, and then loving both of them, I now understand that Backman has my full confidence to tell the story he's trying to tell in, in a way only Backman can do. I'm gonna have to read all of his books.