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What a sweet little book.
Ove is a grumpy old sod with the biggest heart. Make the effort to get to know him and look past the moaning and you will be rewarded. It reminded me of some people around me and actually made me appreciate their moaning. Not for very long though.
In the end it becomes a bit cheesy, but by then I was so in love with the characters that even I didn't mind. ...more
Ove is a grumpy old sod with the biggest heart. Make the effort to get to know him and look past the moaning and you will be rewarded. It reminded me of some people around me and actually made me appreciate their moaning. Not for very long though.
In the end it becomes a bit cheesy, but by then I was so in love with the characters that even I didn't mind. ...more
This book was okay to me. I noticed that many people gave it very high ratings but it just didn't resonate with me. I do agree with one reader's comments about the cat - the character should have been a dog b/c cats do not act the way it was described - they don't like to ride in cars and they would never walk into stores.
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I listened to the audio version and especially was glued to the final pages-hours during consecutive days of a non-enjoyable commute. Non-stereotypical characters and an interesting way of revealing the back story. There is a Swedish film as well ...
Jun 16, 2015
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