Beartown (Beartown, #1)

by Fredrik Backman

All adults have days when we feel completely drained. When we no longer know quite what we spend so much time fighting for, when reality and everyday worries overwhelm us and we wonder how much longer we’re going to be able to carry on. The wonderful thing is that we can all live through far more days like that without breaking than we think. The terrible thing is that we never know exactly how many.

“Culture is as much about what we encourage as what we permit.”

And when enough people are quiet for long enough, a handful of voices can give the impression that everyone is screaming.