Powerful and emotional - 5 star

Sometimes as the last page closes and you slowly ease yourself back into the now, a feeling of such profound emotion can take your breath away. Beartown is special, it is not just a book put together with words, it is a journey, a coming of age story, life in a small community, and when a happening occurs, and when the fallout settles, nothing or no one will ever be the same again. 

Don’t be misled into believing that ice hockey is the central theme it is simply a means to the transcendence. The prosperity of Beartown rises or falls on the young shoulders of the hockey players none better or more charismatic than Kevin Erdhal. When success rewards with a feeling of invincibility, and decisions taken lead to aggression and destroyed lives, the hope,friendship,and love,once the heart of this community,lies buried and shattered in the gathering storm

This is writing of the finest order what is a book if it does not stay with you, what is a book if it does not make you question and look deep within yourself as it showers you in love, shock, hope, friendship, and tears. Highly, highly, recommended.