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Jun 23, 2017darladoodles rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My first thought when I picked up this book was "Can I get through 400 plus pages of a book about hockey?" I should have known that with Backman doing the writing, it would be about so much more than hockey. And it was. . . Backman's style of writing draws you in and takes you places you did not know you would go. The Beartown hockey team is the backdrop for a huge story. There are some characters we see impacting the story without even knowing their names -- like the man in the Volvo and David's girlfriend. As the plot is moved forward we often see characters referred to as a sum of pronouns rather than by their name. At times the reader must fill in the name using their own deductions -- if the character has been given a name. What I loved about this book is classic Backman coming through in the compassionate way he depicts the people in his books and the way they deal with the events that shape their lives. They make hard decisions and we understand them thanks to Backman. Highly recommended!