| Beartown is a novel that addresses the challenges of being human and all of the complexities involved in determining who we really are and what we stand for. The story revolves around a community in a remote, cold part of the world where hockey is the passion, not only of the youth but of the town itself. Bachman's characters are real and his development of them makes the reader feel,as if he/she knows each person clearly. He is a master of dialogue. |