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Jul 22, 2019Hillsboro_RobP rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Building off the characters and emotional depth of the preceding novel, Backman's latest is a powerful read that compels its audience to keep turning the pages, and to keep hoping that goodness will prevail. Backman gets away with overblown, almost egotistical exposition prose because, in the end, he's a great writer. I wouldn't advise anyone else to try this narrative style. Even so, by half-way that fuel has run out and you wish he'd just get on with it. The characters grow a little less than the first time around. The reader needs a little bit more suspension of disbelief, and Backman uses narrative misdirection so often that it leaves the audience dizzy and irritated. Yet, Us Against You is still a wonderful novel that brings a cold little town to life.