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Beartown by Fredrik Backman
5.0

The newest book from the author of A Man Called Ove, I was absolutely blown away. This book is, honestly, a work of art. It addresses an important problem in our society in a tasteful, but powerful, manner. A small town in the wilderness revolves around hockey and, for the first time in decades, they have a chance to be put on the map. However, their star player rapes a local girl-- pitting neighbor against neighbor and ripping the community apart. It's beautifully written (really, I know this is said a lot, but I LOVED the writing style of this book); and the characters are so heartbreaking. Please, pick up this book. You don't even have to know anything about hockey (I sure didn't)!