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How very disappointing. I just now finished A Man Called Ove, which I loved, and was looking forward to diving into more of Backman's work.
I so adore your reviews but I LOVED this book. I was super close to my grandma and couldn't stop laughing and sobbing throughout the whole book. :-)
Agree. I loved "A man called Ove" and expected similar magic but I was disappointed.
I totally agree with you! I just finished it.
I read in a book once that 10 people can read the same book, but the book will tell a different story to all ten of those people. For me I was close to my grandmother so this book had me laughing and crying. I can see how others wouldn't like it, though. I was disappointed that the grandmother, she was a hilarious character that could have had a book of her own. I can only hope that Backman tells her story one day.
Vanessa wrote: "I read in a book once that 10 people can read the same book, but the book will tell a different story to all ten of those people. For me I was close to my grandmother so this book had me laughing a..."
I love your first sentence - it is so very true!
Yes! to everything you said. I have just started this book, and I can't believe the seven year old character. she might be none or ten, but for seven, he loses me. I also am having difficulty with the pov. it seems written from a seven year old standpoint but it's in third person. it's really driving me crazy. I loved Ove; Britt Marie was okay. i don't know if he's going to pull this one off for me.
It isn't actually narrated by Elsa. There's a neutral narrator.
I LOVED Ove but couldn't get into this book the first time. But my book club chose it, and I am glad they did! It has a different flow to it, but after I diagramed the rooms and tenants on paper to keep track of the people and the action the audio worked for me! The simple philosophies shone through.. I am looking forward to readingBritt-Marie Was Here and following up on that character,
I love the fairy tales told by Granny, and I wish I could have such a witty Granny myself.
I usually find that your take on books is very close to my own, but on this one we diverge. I absolute loved A Man Called Ove, and while this one was an entirely different kind of story, I still found the same heart and soul in it. The sense of family and community that you find with the people around you - and not necessarily just your direct family - was absolutely evident in this book also. I definitely found the book to be a bit more unusual, but in the end, that is what made me appreciate it all the more. I read a lot of books with the same premise (WHY am I reading about 8 WW II books each year. WHY??), but this offered something different. And I found it delightful!
Rachel wrote: "I usually find that your take on books is very close to my own, but on this one we diverge. I absolute loved A Man Called Ove, and while this one was an entirely different kind of story, I still fo..."
Maybe I compared this one too much to Ove? I loved that book so much. Either way, I'm glad you enjoyed it, Rachel :)
I felt like I was reading a story similar to the movie Big Fish. And it was just too much back and forth with reality and imagination land.
Clearly I am late to this party, but, I just got around to this one and I 100% agree, it was missing the magic.
I was just the opposite. Loved this so much and had to force myself to finish Ove.
Loved it. I think it had more heart than about 98% of books out there.
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How very disappointing. I just now finished A Man Called Ove, which I loved, and was looking forward to diving into more of Backman's work.
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I so adore your reviews but I LOVED this book. I was super close to my grandma and couldn't stop laughing and sobbing throughout the whole book. :-)
Agree. I loved "A man called Ove" and expected similar magic but I was disappointed.
I totally agree with you! I just finished it.
I read in a book once that 10 people can read the same book, but the book will tell a different story to all ten of those people. For me I was close to my grandmother so this book had me laughing and crying. I can see how others wouldn't like it, though. I was disappointed that the grandmother, she was a hilarious character that could have had a book of her own. I can only hope that Backman tells her story one day.
Vanessa wrote: "I read in a book once that 10 people can read the same book, but the book will tell a different story to all ten of those people. For me I was close to my grandmother so this book had me laughing a..."I love your first sentence - it is so very true!
Yes! to everything you said. I have just started this book, and I can't believe the seven year old character. she might be none or ten, but for seven, he loses me. I also am having difficulty with the pov. it seems written from a seven year old standpoint but it's in third person. it's really driving me crazy. I loved Ove; Britt Marie was okay. i don't know if he's going to pull this one off for me.
It isn't actually narrated by Elsa. There's a neutral narrator.
I LOVED Ove but couldn't get into this book the first time. But my book club chose it, and I am glad they did! It has a different flow to it, but after I diagramed the rooms and tenants on paper to keep track of the people and the action the audio worked for me! The simple philosophies shone through.. I am looking forward to readingBritt-Marie Was Here and following up on that character,
I love the fairy tales told by Granny, and I wish I could have such a witty Granny myself.
I usually find that your take on books is very close to my own, but on this one we diverge. I absolute loved A Man Called Ove, and while this one was an entirely different kind of story, I still found the same heart and soul in it. The sense of family and community that you find with the people around you - and not necessarily just your direct family - was absolutely evident in this book also. I definitely found the book to be a bit more unusual, but in the end, that is what made me appreciate it all the more. I read a lot of books with the same premise (WHY am I reading about 8 WW II books each year. WHY??), but this offered something different. And I found it delightful!
Rachel wrote: "I usually find that your take on books is very close to my own, but on this one we diverge. I absolute loved A Man Called Ove, and while this one was an entirely different kind of story, I still fo..."Maybe I compared this one too much to Ove? I loved that book so much. Either way, I'm glad you enjoyed it, Rachel :)
I felt like I was reading a story similar to the movie Big Fish. And it was just too much back and forth with reality and imagination land.
Clearly I am late to this party, but, I just got around to this one and I 100% agree, it was missing the magic.
Totally agree, about a 7 or 8 year old precocious to the point of being unbelievable. The granny child relationship made the story but the back and forth fantasy characters after granny died was confusing.
I was just the opposite. Loved this so much and had to force myself to finish Ove.
Loved it. I think it had more heart than about 98% of books out there.
