Beartown

Really this is 4.5 stars for me...I just can't decide whether to round up or down at this point.

I read a couple of reviews going in so I knew this wasn't going to be the usual whimsical work that I love from this author. And yet, it wasn't at all what I was expecting it to be. The teaser description makes it sound like this is a story about an underdog hockey team and the people and town who breathe, sleep and eat the sport. In reality it's a coming of age story about people who happen to have hockey as part of their lives.