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I loved this. It’s a beautiful story of someone who was lost, who gave up hope, and who found his purpose in life again and his ability to love and accept love. I think some of the negative reviewers are missing the point - Ove is not supposed to be an extremely likeable character. He is misunderstood and comes off bitter, when really he is just old school, very matter of fact & broken (much like the cat). He suffered a lot of loss in life so he becomes disgruntled but clearly that is not who he
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I laughed. I cried. The character development was fantastic, and I'm definitely recommending this one to people!
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Reading this elegantly crafted work was an extremely humbling experience. The book had a strong warm feeling of the good old days and the simplicity of life. The old-school"tough love" was a refreshing change and left a lingering feeling of compassion and gratitude. I kind of feel like we all have an 'Ove' in us.
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Loved the book! Started off a little slow but once I got into it, I didn't want to put the book down. A funny but moving book which left me with tears in my eyes at the end.
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Couldn't finish. Too drawn out and slow and had no investment in the mail character.
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Jan 14, 2016
Dana
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