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“He was a man of black and white. And she was color. All the color he had.”
This was a wonderful read. Both sad at times and Laugh out Loud funny, I appreciated the excellent writing and the well done characters. I would say the only hard part was getting through Ove and his grumpy treatment of the cat. Once we were done with that, I absolutely adored this one.
This was a wonderful read. Both sad at times and Laugh out Loud funny, I appreciated the excellent writing and the well done characters. I would say the only hard part was getting through Ove and his grumpy treatment of the cat. Once we were done with that, I absolutely adored this one.
So many feeeeelings!
A very grumpy Swedish man just burrowed into my heart. And The Cat came with him.
5th book of the pandemic. I do enjoy the grumpy old man trope.
This was quite the surprise of a read. I picked this book up because it's been talked about in a lot of book groups.
This isn't your ordinary book and it most likely won't be everyone's cup of tea. For me it gripped me right away. The writing style was simple but it definitely captured me.
The story is about an ornery 59 year old man named Ove. As the story progresses his past is told. It's not an overly exciting life but it's a life that made him happy. His happiness and absolute joy in his lif ...more
This isn't your ordinary book and it most likely won't be everyone's cup of tea. For me it gripped me right away. The writing style was simple but it definitely captured me.
The story is about an ornery 59 year old man named Ove. As the story progresses his past is told. It's not an overly exciting life but it's a life that made him happy. His happiness and absolute joy in his lif ...more
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