A Man Called Ove in Crazy Challenge Connection

Apr 02, 2018 Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: e-book, borrowed-from-overdrive, contemporary, stand-alone, great-side-characters, 5-stars, favorites-five-stars-and-beyond, adult, fantastic-hero, all-of-the-feels

“People said Ove saw the world in black and white. But she was color. All the color he had.”

5 stars. A grumpy old man. A no-nonsense pregnant woman and her dorky husband. Two adorable little kids. And a cat that just won't go away. Seriously, this cast of characters are all so charming and lovable. I literally hugged my kindle to me like a weirdo when I was finished reading it. I didn't want to say goodbye to them.

I'm just going to proclaim it now even though I've only read two of his books ...more

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Feb 18, 2016 Linda C rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-fiction, european, favorites, top-15-for-last-15-years

Ove seems like a bitter curmudgeon, stuck in a routine existence, inflexible and angry. But under this facade is a lonely man who finds it hard to communicate; who only dealt with the world with the aid of his wife until she passed away. Now he is lost. Until one November when a young family moves in next door and gets his attention by backing their U-haul into his house and then knocking down his mailbox. His routine is broken by them and then a stray cat, an overweight computer nerd neighbor a ...more

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Oct 29, 2018 Nina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book was so much more than I expected!
It was just so hilarious most of the times, but still had some deeper parts. It is definitly more than just a funny little story.
And I think that Ove might be one of my most loved characters of all times! He is just the best (and I often had to agree with him) and I wish he would be my neighbour.

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