{"id":44068,"date":"2018-09-12T11:12:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T15:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=44068"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:55:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:55:19","slug":"us-fredrik-backman-beartown-2-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/us-fredrik-backman-beartown-2-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Us Against You by Fredrik Backman, translated by Neil Smith [Beartown 2] [in Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44061\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/Us-Against-You-Fredrick-Backman-BookDragon-539x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/Us-Against-You-Fredrick-Backman-BookDragon-539x800.jpg 539w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/Us-Against-You-Fredrick-Backman-BookDragon.jpg 658w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><strong>*STARRED REVIEW<\/strong><br \/>\nEverything that happens in this resonating sequel to <a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/beartown-fredrik-backman-translated-neil-smith-library-journal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Beartown<\/em><\/a> is revealed in the first two pages. But listeners will want to hear every word to discover how the events play out \u2013 better yet, they&#8217;ll want to absorb every echoing nuance brilliantly embodied by Marin Ireland, who returns to this remote town as it desperately attempts to mend from a vicious rape that destroyed the hockey team.\u00a0&#8220;When we found out the truth, we fell apart, taking the town with us\u2026 This is the story of what happened afterward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A new coach takes charge, a team is reassembled. Fighting for ultimate control is a Svengali-like politician whose rise and fall both prove inevitable. Through the muck of corruption, greed, rivalry, blame, and so much hate, Beartown will need to remember that hockey &#8220;is a simple game, if you strip away all the crap surrounding it\u2026 Everyone gets a stick. Two nets. Two teams. Us against you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With <em>Beartown<\/em>\u2019s previous success, similar victory is all but guaranteed for <em>Us<\/em>; Ireland&#8217;s unfaltering enhancement will have audiences clamoring for the audio option.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookverdict.com\/details.xqy?uri=Product2018-09-01-1550477.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Audio,&#8221; <em>Library Journal<\/em>, September 1, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*STARRED REVIEW Everything that happens in this resonating sequel to Beartown is revealed in the first two pages. 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