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May 21, 2018m0mmyl00 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I vacillated wildly between hating this book and loving it. The depth of the small town’s love of its hockey teams and coaches rang true for me, as I have experienced how important a sport can feel. In Beartown, it was the binding agent of the community. Why did I hate it? Because the author liked to insert foreboding comments just when things seemed to be going all right. For example, he would hint that had an alternative action been taken, it would have made all the difference. Dot...dot...dot. It felt like a series of ominous cliffhangers. Why did I love it? Because the resolutions of all the conflicts were unexpected, but just; and good ultimately triumphed.