"We hate Hed and Hed hates us. If we win every other hockey game throughout the season but lose just one game against, it feels like a failed season. It isn't enough for things to go well for us, things also need to go to hell for them, only then can we be properly happy." -from the novel, a Beartown Bears fan
The quote above reminded me of football rivalries in the US such as Alabama-Auburn and Florida-FSU! You are qualified as a fan if you HATE the other team and always root for their opponent. (That coming from an Auburn fan who knows!)
I have really liked the few Backman novels I have read but not this one. I will rate it a 3 only because the writing is excellent---often humorous, sometimes profound. This one just had too much writing---over 600 pages---and the topic was hockey, a sport I know next to nothing about. I finished it only because I read far enough to want to know what happened to the characters. And there are many characters---some violent and some victims of violence, adding to the suspense. Backman is generous with his foreshadowing, as well.
I recommend this one to hockey fans!
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