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Ove likes living on his own. He likes the peace and the quiet. Many people describe him as a cramudgeon. He was once married but now he wife has died. One day, a young family with two girls moves in next door and smashes his mailbox. The family seem to find his way into his heart particularly the two young girls. The young couple becomes friends with another couple next door. They befriend Ove too. The husband and Ove have a love/hate relationship where they are best friends and then they don't
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I don't typically read books of this sort but I think, after reading A Man Called Ove, that I will be reading a lot more. This is simple story about a simple man. But it teaches us so much. It's a story about grief and life and love and friendship and integrity. So small and yet so big.
Even when we feel so insignificant or like we don't matter, there's a reason we are here. Maybe we are where we are to be in a place to help someone through one of the trials in their life. Maybe they are there f ...more
Even when we feel so insignificant or like we don't matter, there's a reason we are here. Maybe we are where we are to be in a place to help someone through one of the trials in their life. Maybe they are there f ...more
So many feeeeelings!
Vacillating between a 4 & 5 star review. I'm going to let it sink in for a few days. I may change my mind. This book had a major impact on my emotions. It was like the Disney movie Up come to life on the page.
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