Finished Tu 10/29/24
This is a trad paperback that Janny loaned to me. It's by the same Swedish author who wrote 'A MAN CALLED OVE'.
This is about an ice hockey rivalry between two teams, The Bears and The Bulls. Each team is represented by the towns of Beartown and Hed.
A rape pits the towns against each other.
A star player is gay and this pits the towns against each other.
Many characters and a wise & pithy observation is on almost every single page.
I want more by Backman. 'A MAN CALLED OVE' was his first book and he has many more.
Link to an excellent review at 'Medium'.
https://zachary-houle.medium.com/a-review-of-fredrik-backmans-us-against-you-4d61efe0204c
'US AGAINST YOU' is part of a trilogy. The first is 'BEARSTOWN' and the final book (can be read as a stand-alone) is 'THE WINNERS'.
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