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Us Against You
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Us Against You by Fredik Backman, read by John Sackville.
A small, broken town sits on the edge of a frozen lake surrounded by a forest, its wounds still raw from a tragedy that tore its fragile community in two.
Beartown has lost its way. Now the cold and dark that surround the snowbound town creep in, and so do new conflicts and tensions. What was once a friendly rivalry with the neighbouring town is beginning to turn sinister and Beartown braces itself for another tragic blow.
How far will the people of Beartown go to preserve their reputations for a second, deadly time?
Us Against You is a spell-binding exposition of small-town life in all its flawed complexity.
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- wilmahatfit
- 18-01-22
Brilliant
Complex, insightful, not always an easy listen but well worth it. I loved A Man Called Ove. This is very different but I won't stop now until I've tracked down all his books
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- Stephen
- 04-01-19
Brilliant
wasn't sure if I wanted a second book after the first was so very good but this does not dissapoint. absolutely brilliant story that should be listened to again and again.
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- Pinkbelly
- 31-01-23
Second book in the Beartown trilogy
Loved it, like I love all of Backman’s books.
So great to read books with wonderful, neurodivergent characters, beautiful prose that make your heart & emotions soar and sink in equal measure.
He makes me want to write.
Beautifully narrated by JS too.
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- Cazza
- 13-08-19
Excellent sequal
Loved every minute. Backman is a genius when it comes to writing characters you really care about.
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- Lucy Thorpe
- 19-01-22
Worthwhile Sequel
This sequel to Beartown doesn’t disappoint - Fredrick Backman’s detached descriptive style ensures the emotional storylines pack a punch. The audio performance is also top notch - highly recommend if you want a relatively easy listen which is none the less thought provoking.
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- Ms B. Starling
- 22-01-19
Outstanding
Incredible sequel to Beartown. Fredrik Backman is an outstanding writer. The depth of compassion and thoroughness he approaches these big issues with is mindblowing.
These books explore masculinity, in view of toxic masculinity. But there is nothing black and white here though. First book explored it more from the feminine viewpoint (and despite being a male writer he did 110%justice to it), second explored it more from the male point of view.
I have cried like never before while listening - my heart broke over and over in the most beautiful way. Catharsis is rarely reached by reading, but God knows these two made it happen.
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- Thewilsonman
- 24-07-18
Damn you Backman!
This man toys with my emotions. These Beartown books are bleak and hopeful at the same time.
The characters are brought to life by excellent writing and brilliant narration.
I don’t normally go for books of this nature however I bought them on the strength of Backman’s previous excellent works.
Just as you expect a normal nice thing to happen it doesn’t and exactly the opposite too!
Highly recommended!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 20-01-23
Another wonderful book from Backman
Continuing the story from the first book, 'Beartown' this book did not disappoint. Full of an array of characters who are easy to invest in and beautiful writing, the book has passion and emotion and was fantastically narrated!. I'm now off to listen to 'The Winners'!
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- Tin Can
- 16-08-23
Loved it
Didn’t realise there were any more books after Beartown, when I saw this I didn’t hesitate. I didn’t think it would draw me in as much as the first one, it’s a slow burn, but it completely got me. Walked to work some extra days to get focussed listening time. One more to go, but I’m going to take a short break before I savour that one. Fredrik Backman is such an amazing writer and John Sackville is a brilliant narrater.
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- Chyryl
- 09-07-18
edge of your seat rollercoaster
amazing as always! heart wrenching, funny, emotional rollercoaster. read beautifully, written even better. you know where id's going, but the suspense of how you get there is addictive.
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