As much as I loved the first one, I love this one better. Except Peter. I get that he is conflicted, but he is just so weak that it is hard to sympathize with him. Everyone else is so well written and characterized that I really think I will run into them while I'm running errands.
Us Against You is set right after Beartown. But you know, if you're a Backman fan, that not all of his timelines run consistently, which is something you probably about his writing as much as I do. So mostly, it is set after Beartown.
We meet a couple of new characters in this sequel and we get to know others better and more intimately. I loved Ramona in Beartown and I really love her here.
I cannot recommend this series enough, especially with Us Against You being even better than Beartown. When "they" say reading fiction helps increase empathy in people, Us Against You is what they had in mind.As much as I loved the first one, I love this one better. Except Peter. I get that he is conflicted, but he is just so weak that it is hard to sympathize with him. Everyone else is so well written and characterized that I really think I will run into them while I'm running errands.
Us Against You is set right after Beartown. But you know, if you're a Backman fan, that not all of his timelines run consistently, which is something you probably about his writing as much as I do. So mostly, it is set after Beartown.
We meet a couple of new characters in this sequel and we get to know others better and more intimately. I loved Ramona in Beartown and I really love her here.
I cannot recommend this series enough, especially with Us Against You being even better than Beartown. When "they" say reading fiction helps increase empathy in people, Us Against You is what they had in mind
Us Against You is set right after Beartown. But you know, if you're a Backman fan, that not all of his timelines run consistently, which is something you probably about his writing as much as I do. So mostly, it is set after Beartown.
We meet a couple of new characters in this sequel and we get to know others better and more intimately. I loved Ramona in Beartown and I really love her here.
I cannot recommend this series enough, especially with Us Against You being even better than Beartown. When "they" say reading fiction helps increase empathy in people, Us Against You is what they had in mind.As much as I loved the first one, I love this one better. Except Peter. I get that he is conflicted, but he is just so weak that it is hard to sympathize with him. Everyone else is so well written and characterized that I really think I will run into them while I'm running errands.
Us Against You is set right after Beartown. But you know, if you're a Backman fan, that not all of his timelines run consistently, which is something you probably about his writing as much as I do. So mostly, it is set after Beartown.
We meet a couple of new characters in this sequel and we get to know others better and more intimately. I loved Ramona in Beartown and I really love her here.
I cannot recommend this series enough, especially with Us Against You being even better than Beartown. When "they" say reading fiction helps increase empathy in people, Us Against You is what they had in mind