Beartown

It's really hard to give a book that tore your heart, made you sick to your stomach and feel lost and horrified too many stars, but I suppose that's what I'm doing here. Would I recommend this book? Not really. Maybe to someone who doesn't believe in the relation between date rape and sports. Or the people who think that sports are more important than everything else because this book is real life. And it doesn't have to occur in a small town. It happens EVERYWHERE.

But if you enjoyed Backman's other books then this will probably be a shock. This is no heartwarming tale with quirky, lovable characters. This book is full of people I wanted to throttle and wish death upon. And the ending was not satisfying. I wanted to throw the book. I wanted to cry.

But it was also filled with characters who were everything.

“She stands there and howls with an echo that will never fall silent in her heart.”