This is the first book I’ve read by Fredrik Backman and he has written a lot of books that are on my TBR list. This was my IRL book club pick for March although I didn’t get to attend the actual book club meeting. It was nice to commit to reading something in a month and actually do it!
This book was amazing. The characters, the setting, the subject matter, the focus on hockey…
I loved it all. The book was so raw and real and I appreciated the way he handled the sensitive subject matter in the book. It didn’t seem forced or cliche. It was interesting and, in my opinion, well done. My brother played ice hockey growing up so I could relate to/understand some of the boys on the team. My favorite part was how committed Backman was to developing each of the characters. And there were a lot of them. But it never felt overwhelming like it can be with some books. The first quarter of the book sort of drags because there’s a lot of “A book set in Scandinavia.”
This is the first book I’ve read by Fredrik Backman and he has written a lot of books that are on my TBR list. This was my IRL book club pick for March although I didn’t get to attend the actual book club meeting. It was nice to commit to reading something in a month and actually do it!
This book was amazing. The characters, the setting, the subject matter, the focus on hockey… I loved it all. The book was so raw and real and I appreciated the way he handled the sensitive subject matter in the book. It didn’t seem forced or cliche. It was interesting and, in my opinion, well done. My brother played ice hockey growing up so I could relate to/understand some of the boys on the team. My favorite part was how committed Backman was to developing each of the characters. And there were a lot of them. But it never felt overwhelming like it can be with some books. The first quarter of the book sort of drags because there’s a lot of backstory and build-up. I promise it’s worth it! I really liked this and I hope to read the sequel ASAP.backstory and build-up. I promise it’s worth it! I really liked this and I hope to read the sequel ASAP.
This is the first book I’ve read by Fredrik Backman and he has written a lot of books that are on my TBR list. This was my IRL book club pick for March although I didn’t get to attend the actual book club meeting. It was nice to commit to reading something in a month and actually do it!
This book was amazing. The characters, the setting, the subject matter, the focus on hockey… I loved it all. The book was so raw and real and I appreciated the way he handled the sensitive subject matter in the book. It didn’t seem forced or cliche. It was interesting and, in my opinion, well done. My brother played ice hockey growing up so I could relate to/understand some of the boys on the team. My favorite part was how committed Backman was to developing each of the characters. And there were a lot of them. But it never felt overwhelming like it can be with some books. The first quarter of the book sort of drags because there’s a lot of “A book set in Scandinavia.”
This is the first book I’ve read by Fredrik Backman and he has written a lot of books that are on my TBR list. This was my IRL book club pick for March although I didn’t get to attend the actual book club meeting. It was nice to commit to reading something in a month and actually do it!
This book was amazing. The characters, the setting, the subject matter, the focus on hockey… I loved it all. The book was so raw and real and I appreciated the way he handled the sensitive subject matter in the book. It didn’t seem forced or cliche. It was interesting and, in my opinion, well done. My brother played ice hockey growing up so I could relate to/understand some of the boys on the team. My favorite part was how committed Backman was to developing each of the characters. And there were a lot of them. But it never felt overwhelming like it can be with some books. The first quarter of the book sort of drags because there’s a lot of backstory and build-up. I promise it’s worth it! I really liked this and I hope to read the sequel ASAP.backstory and build-up. I promise it’s worth it! I really liked this and I hope to read the sequel ASAP.
