Beartown by Fredrik Backman

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Beartown
Cover of Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Author(s) Fredrik Backman
Published September 2016
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Genre(s) Contemporary
Age group Adult


Beartown by Fredrik Backman is an adult contemporary novel, originally published on September 15, 2016. It is the first book in the Beartown series.

Trigger Warnings

  • Homophobia
  • Rape
  • Rape culture
  • Victim blaming
  • Violence
  • Suicide (Mentions)
    A main characters' parent committed suicide before the book takes place.
  • Suicidal thoughts
  • Guns
  • Body Image
  • Child Mortality (Flashback)

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • One of the main characters is a gay man
  • One of the main characters is an immigrant from an unnamed, war-torn country, and is brown

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