A special thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.Can a town that is already broken, survive more tragedy?
After a scandal rocks Beartown and leaves a town divided, the citizens are dealt another blow when they learn that their beloved junior hockey team will be dismantled. Hockey is what binds them together and brings meaning to the term community. The only people that are happy about this are the former Beartown players that now play for the rival team in Hed. Tension is at an all time high and things are starting to get dangerous.
A new team starts to form around the fastest player, Amat; the loner, Benji; and instigator, Vidar. Under a new and unlikely coach, the boys learn to grow together, breaking old bonds and forging new ones.
As the big game between Beartown and Hed approaches, the incidents between the towns are piling up and the hatred is growing stronger day-by-day. Can Beartown hockey and its residents be saved?
Us Against You is thought provoking and at times, heartbreaking. The book is an examination of loyalty, friendship, and the family dynamic. It is a fantastic followup to Beartown—I found that book incredibly appealing and timely, covering topics such as homophobia, racism, sexism, and politics.
This novel was another incredible read and I was glad to reside in Beartown again. Backman is an engaging and dynamic writer, and I hope he goes for the hat trick with a third book in the Beartown series.
FREDRIK BACKMAN is a blogger and columnist as well as the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry.
Backman lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children.
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