A Man Called Ove in Around the World in 80 Books

Nov 26, 2017 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it

Shelves: relationships, mood-boosting-books

I know a lot of Oves. You can call them a lot of things—-grumps...curmudgeons—-but there is more to them than appears on the surface. People like Sonja look past the surface and see the depth there. It’s the charm of the story, seeing past the awful surface to the depth below, and looking closely at people who are able to do that.

Some of the thoughts I took away from the book:

After her father died, Sonja tells Ove, “You have to love me twice as much now.”

After her child was killed in an acciden ...more

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Dec 13, 2016 Alisa rated it it was amazing

Listened to the audio version of this book which I would highly recommend. I put off reading this for quite awhile, figuring a novel about a crabby old man would be a bore. But this story was so charming, funny, and life-affirming...not perfect, but I loved this book! Finished on the ride home from work and am already missing Ove and friends.

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May 23, 2017 Nancy H rated it it was amazing

What a great story! Ove is a grumpy man, at the best of times. Newly widowed, he is having a great deal of trouble dealing with his loss and with his life in general when a lively set of new neighbors moves into his neighborhood. He tries his best to continue to ignore them and to continue his very tragic plans but they keep interrupting and interfering, and in the best possible way, they draw him out of himself and bring him back to a redemption that he could never have imagined. Although there ...more

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