Fredrik Backman

Us Against You

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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Beartown returns with an unforgettable novel «about people—about strength and tribal loyalty and what we unwittingly do when trying to show our boys how to be men» (Jojo Moyes).
Have you ever seen a town fall? Ours did.
Have you ever seen a town rise? Ours did that, too.
A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don't expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they've always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it's a cruel blow when they hear that Beartown ice hockey might soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in the neighboring town of Hed, take in that fact. As the tension mounts between the two adversaries, a newcomer arrives who gives Beartown hockey…
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  • Альмираshared an impression5 years ago
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    Моё сердце разбилось. Ах Беньи, хочу, чтобы у тебя все было хорошо.

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  • Лика Меликсетянhas quoted3 years ago
    When people talk about rape, they always do so in the past tense. She “was.” She “suffered.” She “went through.”
    But she didn’t go through it, she’s still going through it. She wasn’t raped, she’s still being raped.
  • namjoons lasttiddiehas quotedlast year
    Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang.

    That’s the sound of this town, everywhere. Perhaps you understand that only if you live here.

    Bangbangbang.

    On the hilltop stand two girls, watching the car disappear. They’ll soon be sixteen. One of them is holding a guitar, the other a rifle.
  • namjoons lasttiddiehas quotedlast year
    After four hours of silence in the car, when they’re so far from Beartown that they can’t see any forest, Kevin whispers to his mother, “Do you think it’s possible to become a different person?”

    She shakes her head, biting her bottom lip, and blinks so hard she can’t see the road in front of her. “No. But it’s possible to become a better person.” Then he holds out a trembling hand. She holds it as if he were three years old, as if he were dangling over the edge of a cliff. She whispers, “I can’t forgive you, Kevin. But I’ll never abandon you.”

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