* Hello! … The sequel to 2017’s Beartown—which introduced us to Backman's quirky, hockey-obsessed community—is a joy from start to finish. Backman’s Us Against You, the sequel to his highly acclaimed Beartown, is so well written, that the characters stay with you forever.Fredrik Backman is known for his novels like A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Sends Her Regards And Apologies, and of course, Beartown. Us Against You is a multi-layered, compelling story filled with danger, heartbreak, and sadness as it addresses themes of prejudice, bullying, secrets, parenting, sexism, friendship, loyalty, community support, competition, politics, courage, violence, conflict, leadership, and hope. A story about families, about friendship and loyalty, inequality, female vulnerability, male back-slapping, and parenthood ... No person's story is too little to be told, Backman includes them all. Us Against You. When a town experiences winter for nine months of the year, it should be no wonder that its passion turns to ice hockey. Beartown sits in a forest far away from the cities; its nearest neighbor, Hed, is its biggest rival. A heartbreaking read of revenge, justice, and the love of community. In political communication, the phrase " you are either with us, or against us " and similar variations are used to depict situations as being polarized and to force witnesses, bystanders, or others unaligned with some form of pre-existing conflict to either become allies of the speaking party or lose favor. Told from the point of view of a third person collective narrator, Us Against You is the story of a Beartown and its inhabitants. Then a new coach offers both the team and the town a chance at a comeback. by Fredrik Backman. Us Against You reaffirms Swedish novelist Fredrik Backman’s place as one of contemporary fiction’s most consistently interesting and insightful voices. Canada, Canada * We have a rare book for you. Nestled in the woods, Beartown is completely isolated with the exception of its neighboring town Hed. “Us Against You”, the B-side to “Roses in the Hospital”, is one of many overtly political tracks in the Manics' catalogue. A novel with a big heart * Joenkoepings-Posten, Sweden *. Us Against You. Us Against You is a story of hopes, dreams, loyalty, friendship, and - after someone is left for dead - the lengths people will go to for the love of the game. Written by Sam Ali. by Fredrik Backman. Both dynamics are grounded in a sense of loyalty formed around a shared identity, but what makes them different? Shockwaves from the incidents in Beartown (2017) shake an economically depressed hockey town in this latest from the author of A Man Called Ove. Praise for Us Against You * - *. Plot 1: It's Going to Be Someone's Fault Us against you. They’ve long had an us-against-them attitude. GENRE: Mainstream Fiction. Contact us at bookclub@gpld.org or call us at 630-232-0780 if you have questions. Us Against You brings us back to Beartown, the town where Backman's previous novel of the same name is set. Us Against You. By the time the last goal is scored, a resident of Beartown will be dead, and the people of both towns are forced to wonder if, after everything, the game they love can ever return to something as simple as a sheet of ice, two nets, and two teams. Beartown is a hockey town. [Us Against You] is not only about hockeyand sports. Both dynamics are grounded in a sense of loyalty formed around a shared identity, but what makes them different? This time, Beartown’s club verges on collapse, setting off a chain reaction of rivalries, hijinks, failures, and soul-searching. Tensions are high when the community members of Beartown learn they may be losing their beloved amateur hockey team. The novel opens on the outskirts of Beartown. A theme in Us Against You is tribalism versus community. 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