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by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author)

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How do you pronounce Ove?

Erik Rosenberg See http://forvo.com/word/ove/#sv to hear it pronounced in Swedish. A somewhat close approximation in English is ooh-ve. ve as in "vegetarian" and ooh…moreSee http://forvo.com/word/ove/#sv to hear it pronounced in Swedish. A somewhat close approximation in English is ooh-ve. ve as in "vegetarian" and ooh like the standalone expression of dismay, not the oo sound of "glue"(less)

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Does anyone else think at Ove is autistic or on the spectrum? It's pretty obvious to me. It's not marketed in that way, but he for sure is.

Mattias Eriksson Not impossible, but not nessicarely. The book mensioned Ove (and Rune) being born in "the wrong times" and it COULD be that Ove just behaving "in the …moreNot impossible, but not nessicarely. The book mensioned Ove (and Rune) being born in "the wrong times" and it COULD be that Ove just behaving "in the old ways".

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Was curious to know if anyone thought that Parvaneh was the neighbor that Sonja and Ove gave a loan to so that she could escape her abusive situation. I note that when Ove leaves her at the cemetery she has a conversation with Sonja and Sonja thanks her for the loan, does she mean the loan of her husband to act as a grandfather to her children or the loan from years before?

Sandip Timsina

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Doesn't age 59 strike anyone else as being too young to be a "curmudgeon"?

Jean Yes! I think it's due to the author's age. Old is always whatever age your parents are. I wonder how Fredrik Backman will feel about this book when he…moreYes! I think it's due to the author's age. Old is always whatever age your parents are. I wonder how Fredrik Backman will feel about this book when he's in his 50s.(less)

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