4.5 stars...
I have a confession, you guys.  This book sat in my TBR stacks for a year and a half before I finally read it.  Someone please tell me I'm not the only one who has done this. I think what makes it worse is the fact that it's a follow-up book... and I adored Beartown. Well, I finally picked up Us Against You, and as always, Fredrik Backman pierced me with his incredible writing. He has such a feel for human nature, and his writing manages to be poignant without trying too hard.  A simple sentence can take my breath away or reduce me to tears.  This book gave me all the feels!  Another thing that always strikes me about Backman is that his characters have such depth and richness to them.  It's a mark of a great writer when a reader can find himself/herself falling in love and becoming emotionally invested in certain characters (ahem, Benji). I feel like I'm still trying to collect all my thoughts and feelings on this book a couple days after I've finished it, and I think it's going to be one I continue living in for a good while longer.⁣
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