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I've had "Ove" on my TBR list since the middle of 2016 -- and I'm not quite sure how I let so much time go by before finally reading this wonderful story. It was certainly a mistake putting it aside until this late date -- and especially when I've read other books by Fredrik Backman and know what a fabulous author he is and the bounty of his books.
Ove is a moving story -- a love story -- an unexpected tale you won't forget. He's an older grumpy curmudgeon who'll find his way into your heart -- b ...more
A debut novel from Sweden about a man who at 59 just wants to be left alone so he can kill himself. Sounds like a real downer but the book is definitely not. Ove has lost his only friend, his wife and his job. He is cranky and a bit OCD. The book will make you laugh and cry. A very good read.
"A Man Called Ove" is my first Fredrik Backman, and I know it will not be my last one. Ove is a grumpy older man but a big heart (literary 😉.) Through the book, Ove touched many hearts, and you learn to love him with his quirkiness and the way he thinks.
I liked the way the author brought the stories from Ove's past. Ove has so many levels to him you will lose count trying to guess what he might do in any given situation. His reactions will annoy you, irritate you beyond belief, but at the same ...more
I liked the way the author brought the stories from Ove's past. Ove has so many levels to him you will lose count trying to guess what he might do in any given situation. His reactions will annoy you, irritate you beyond belief, but at the same ...more
I don't often read a book that I feel I can recommend to pretty much anyone and everyone, but I read this one back in August and when it came into our store today, I immediately slapped staff pick stickers on all the copies. I had checked every day for the last week to see if it had come in yet so that I could. This book is wonderful! When I read it I laughed, I cried, and I fell in love with Ove. He is a cranky older man who wants everything to be just so. His life is orderly and he likes it th
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Charming tale of a curmudgeon who has a heart of gold. Highlights the value of surrounding yourself with good neighbors.
OK, so the ending is a round of joyful singing with kumbayas and grandkids and marriages, but to get there we spend a lot of time with a suicidal depressed man who is recalling all the worst moments of his life. I mean, it's funny the way all his suicide attempts fail because of happenstance; oh wait, it wasn't funny. Maybe I've spent too much time with depression.
It's a good little book; you know where it's going all the time and it gets you there just fine. But there's a lot of grief along the ...more
It's a good little book; you know where it's going all the time and it gets you there just fine. But there's a lot of grief along the ...more
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