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Oh. My. Goodness! I started this book several years ago and put it aside. Not my cup of tea.
Now my book club is reading it so I decided to give it another try and I am SO glad I did. My initial reaction to not liking it was that someone as cranky and curmudgeonly as Ove should have been older than 59. Once I got past that I was in for a spectacular ride. There is humor and sadness bound together in this sweet story. It's a story of loss, of kindness, of unusual friendships, of love...
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Now my book club is reading it so I decided to give it another try and I am SO glad I did. My initial reaction to not liking it was that someone as cranky and curmudgeonly as Ove should have been older than 59. Once I got past that I was in for a spectacular ride. There is humor and sadness bound together in this sweet story. It's a story of loss, of kindness, of unusual friendships, of love...
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I liked this more than thought I would! Also, despite its main topic, which is brutally sad, the book was hilarious! I found myself shaking my head in laughter many times at poor Ove and his ordeals. I am loving all the Swedish books I have been reading lately. I then lent this book to the 'Ove' in MY life- wonder if he will recognize himself! --Jen from Quebec
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“For the greatest fear of death is always that it will pass us by. And leave us there alone.”
At the end I thought if I could describe this book in word what would it be? heartwarming was the first thing that came to mind.
At the end I thought if I could describe this book in word what would it be? heartwarming was the first thing that came to mind.
I went into this book thinking it wasn't going to be "my cup of tea"...and it really isn't, but that does not matter. This book was so sweet and sad at the same time and I can't really express myself properly, but oh boy was it beautiful.
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A brilliant read - if you can - listen to the audiobook narration (by George Newbern). He really brings out the character of Ove.
May 08, 2017
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Once I realized that the author was intentionally overusing metaphors, I thoroughly enjoyed this book about a lonely man trying to adjust to living after the loss of his wife. This book was both humorous and tragic.
Ove is an ageing widower who sticks to the rules and insists on everybody else sticking to them, too--to the extent that he yells at his new neighbours for reversing a trailer into the "no vehicles" area so they can move in, and locks people's bicycles into the bicycle shed for them. Since Swedish people seem to live with more community-run things than we do in the UK--like a communal heating system for a row of houses--he has plenty of scope to interfere in everybody's lives, but also to help.
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I was only able to give this book 5 stars because I couldn’t find the button for 7 or 8 stars. I love Ove!
Sep 30, 2016
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