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Beartown (Thorndike Press Large Print Core)…
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Beartown (Thorndike Press Large Print Core) (édition 2017)

par Fredrik Backman (Auteur)

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Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a community slowly being eaten alive by unemployment and the surrounding wilderness. A victory like this would draw national attention to the ailing town: it could attract government funding and an influx of talented athletes who would choose Beartown over the big nearby cities. A victory like this would certainly mean everything to Amat, a short, scrawny teenager who is treated like an outcast everywhere but on the ice; to Kevin, a star player just on the cusp of securing his golden future in the NHL; and to Peter, their dedicated general manager whose own professional hockey career ended in tragedy. At first, it seems like the team might have a shot at fulfilling the dreams of their entire town. But one night at a drunken celebration following a key win, something happens between Kevin and the general manager's daughter--and the next day everything seems to have changed. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. With so much riding on the success of the team, the line between loyalty and betrayal becomes difficult to discern. At last, it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth that it seems no one else wants to hear.… (plus d'informations)
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Titre:Beartown (Thorndike Press Large Print Core)
Auteurs:Fredrik Backman (Auteur)
Info:Thorndike Press Large Print (2017), Edition: Large type / Large print, 689 pages
Collections:Votre bibliothèque, Fiction, Read
Évaluation:****
Mots-clés:Fiction, hockey, Sweden, small town, star, lawyer, coach, team, winners, rape, teenagers, cold, winter, guns, threatened, ostracized, bullied, friendship, vote, truth, hunter, scandal, community, taking sides, forest, loyalty

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La petite ville des grands rêves par Fredrik Backman (Author)

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I would give this book 10 stars if I could. Wow. Just wow.
I’ve been trying to figure out how to explain what makes this book so incredibly special. The story itself isn’t especially unique and the beginning does read a bit slow...but, wow, the writing is so emotional. Every sentence makes you feel like you’re that character experiencing all of it. The character development is great. I want to know more about all of them and yet I feel like I do know them.
And everything feels so real...thoughts that the characters had, things that were said, how they were said, reactions to different events...it didn’t feel like a story, it felt like I was experiencing it all with real people.
Wonderful, wonderful book and I look forward to reading more by this author. ( )
  jbrownleo | Mar 27, 2024 |
A fantastic reading experience. I haven’t heard of this writer before, so Bear Town was a pleasant surprise. This is a societal case study on humanity, its complex social interactions and its derivative subjective moralities. The setting is what I assume to be a Scandinavian country with people “as tough as the forest - as hard as the ice” . And let me tell you, the author brings the people of Bear Town alive just A fantastic reading experience. I haven’t heard of this writer before, so Bear Town was a pleasant surprise. This is a societal case study on humanity, its complex social interactions and its derivative subjective moralities. The setting is what I assume to be a Scandinavian country with people “as tough as the forest - as hard as the ice” . And let me tell you, the author brings the people of Bear Town as alive as they were real - A people whose universe revolves around ice hockey and are willing to sacrifice anything to the altar of puck and skates. Yet, this is not sports fiction or mystery writing. First and foremost I would categorize Fredrick Backman as a work of literature. It is the quality of his writing and the meaningful interaction of his characters that manages to elevate his work beyond mere entertainment fiction. Well done Mr. Bachmann. as they were real - A people whose universe revolves around ice hockey and are willing to sacrifice anything to the altar of puck and skates. Yet, this is not sports fiction or mystery writing. First and foremost I would categorize Fredrick Backman as a work of literature. It is the quality of his writing and the meaningful interaction of his characters that manages to elevate his work beyond mere entertainment fiction. Well done Mr. Bachmann. A fantastic reading experience. I haven’t heard of this writer before, so Bear Town was a pleasant surprise. This is a societal case study on humanity, its complex social interactions and its derivative subjective moralities. The setting is what I assume to be a Scandinavian country with people “as tough as the forest - as hard as the ice” . And let me tell you, the author brings the people of Bear Town as alive as they were real - A people whose universe revolves around ice hockey and are willing to sacrifice anything to the altar of puck and skates. Yet, this is not sports fiction or mystery writing. First and foremost, I would categorize Fredrick Backman as a work of literature. It is the quality of his writing and the meaningful interaction of his characters that manages to elevate his work beyond mere entertainment fiction. Well done Mr. Bachmann. ( )
  nitrolpost | Mar 19, 2024 |
I read this for the "Title Beginning With B" part of my 2020 reading challenge. This one was hard for me to review. The first half I found pretty dull and lifeless, and I'm really not interested in small town hockey teams. The second half really switched focus and it was well written, but I'm not sure I enjoyed it. I know what the girl went through happens on a daily basis and it's terrible women aren't believed when they should be, but the whole town being against her is hard to accept. ( )
  Linyarai | Mar 6, 2024 |
Thought-provoking novel. KIRKUS REVIEWIn Beartown, where the people are as "tough as the forest, as hard as the ice," the star player on the beloved hockey team is accused of rape, and the town turns upon itself.Swedish novelist Backman?s (A Man Called Ove, 2014, etc.) story quickly becomes a rich exploration of the culture of hockey, a sport whose acolytes see it as a violent liturgy on ice. Beartown explodes after rape charges are brought against the talented Kevin, son of privilege and influence, who's nearly untouchable because of his transcendent talent. The victim is Maya, the teenage daughter of the hockey club?s much-admired general manager, Peter, another Beartown golden boy, a hockey star who made it to the NHL. Peter was lured home to bring winning hockey back to Beartown. Now, after years of despair, the local club is on the cusp of a championship, but not without Kevin. Backman is a masterful writer, his characters familiar yet distinct, flawed yet heroic. Despite his love for hockey, where fights are part of the game, Peter hates violence. Kira, his wife, is an attorney with an aggressive, take-no-prisoners demeanor. Minor characters include Sune, "the man who has been coach of Beartown's A-team since Peter was a boy," whom the sponsors now want fired. There are scenes that bring tears, scenes of gut-wrenching despair, and moments of sly humor: the club president?s table manners are so crude "you can?t help wondering if he?s actually misunderstood the whole concept of eating." Like Friday Night Lights, this is about more than youth sports; it's part coming-of-age novel, part study of moral failure, and finally a chronicle of groupthink in which an unlikely hero steps forward to save more than one person from self-destruction.A thoroughly empathetic examination of the fragile human spirit, Backman?s latest will resonate a long time.
  bentstoker | Jan 26, 2024 |
Not what I expected after reading A Man Called Ove.

This is a portrait of a small town that doesn't have much going for it but a hockey team that's having a really great year. When things get out of hand at a hockey party reactions among the team, the townsfolk and the coaches are the focus of the second half of the book.

Quite a bit of this seems trite but there are a few storylines that felt more interesting. There's an ominous tone to the whole book because the first sentence really is a doozy. ( )
  hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |
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The bestselling author of A Man Called Ove tells a poignant story of a hockey town paralyzed by scandal. Jobs are disappearing and Beartown is slowly dying, so for its citizens, hockey is everything. Backman asks, “Why does everyone care about hockey? Because hockey tells stories.” This is the story not just of hockey, but of a 15-year-old named Maya Andersson, whose father, Peter, the general manager of the hockey club, loves hockey, but loves his family more. Seventeen-year-old Kevin Erdahl is the star of Beartown, with a chance to go professional. One night, after a huge win, Maya goes to a raucous party at Kevin’s house and is thrilled at his attention, but things get out of hand, and what takes place changes Beartown forever. Lest readers think hockey is the star here, it’s Backman’s rich characters that steal the show, and his deft handling of tragedy and its effects on an insular town. While the story is dark at times, love, sacrifice, and the bonds of friendship and family shine through, ultimately offering hope and even redemption. Backman veers close to the saccharine, but readers may be too spellbound to notice.
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For my grandmother, Saga Backman, who taught me to love sports. What a quiet life I would have lived without her. I hope that the big bar in heaven serves proper dry martinis, and that they always show Wimbledon on the big screen. I miss you.

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Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a community slowly being eaten alive by unemployment and the surrounding wilderness. A victory like this would draw national attention to the ailing town: it could attract government funding and an influx of talented athletes who would choose Beartown over the big nearby cities. A victory like this would certainly mean everything to Amat, a short, scrawny teenager who is treated like an outcast everywhere but on the ice; to Kevin, a star player just on the cusp of securing his golden future in the NHL; and to Peter, their dedicated general manager whose own professional hockey career ended in tragedy. At first, it seems like the team might have a shot at fulfilling the dreams of their entire town. But one night at a drunken celebration following a key win, something happens between Kevin and the general manager's daughter--and the next day everything seems to have changed. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. With so much riding on the success of the team, the line between loyalty and betrayal becomes difficult to discern. At last, it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth that it seems no one else wants to hear.

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