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[njames89]

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People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys.

Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected.

Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.

[Vibe]

that's about as canadian as it can get eh

[njames89]

Author is Swedish and story is set in Scandinavia, but yes 

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i read Rendevouz and Rama II and thought they were pretty poor, to be honest. i'm fucking down with some Clarke but for all the hype even normies have given this series, i couldn't really get into it.

Guns of the South by Turtledove, i avoided for years because i thought it would be a similar cringy white-power wankfest like The Turner Diaries but goddamn it was so fucking good

Yeah, I think he is extremely overrated, tbh. Even the Odyssey series isn't really that great, apart from the super in-depth description side of things.

Started reading The Mars trilogy (well, reading the short stories first) by Kim Stanley Robinson and its like a complete opposite, in a good sense. Actual human characters and plot!

[Gravoth_iii]

Author is Swedish and story is set in Scandinavia, but yes 

Swedes and leafs are like twins separated at birth. That author is cool tho, havent read his books but i saw the movie based on A Man Called Ove and it was very relateable. I should probably get to reading his work, i havent actually read anything written by a swede in forever.

[Drunken_sailor]

I read the first of six in Min kamp by Karl Ove which was pretty good.  I haven't been making time to purchase or read the other 5 though.

[Gravoth_iii]

And currently im listening to Red Rising which others describe as a more adult hunger games. Really quite brutal and depressing, hurts my soul that i didnt know i had. Its good though, enjoying it thoroughly.

Finished now, i did not hesitate to pick up both the sequels. One of the best books ive had the pleasure to listen to, incredible. Narrator did yet another amazing job, Tim Gerard Reynolds is 10/10 and i will pick up any work he works on if it isnt a completely different genre.

[GOBBLINKINGREATLEADER]

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[Thryn]

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 reading gulag archipelago for when the GOBBLINKING returns

[Pollux]

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really interesting read so far, planning on going to india sometime

[Nickleback]

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Nice books goblin!

I read leshma's posts,does it count as science fiction or dedective noir story?I also try to find out who did the pratagonist murdered to be insane like this xd.