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A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

Start date: December 1, 2020

Finish date: December 31, 2020

Discussion: October 2025 Group Read

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Oct 23, 2018 Nadine in NY Jones rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: wouldnt-normally-read, translation, only-reading-because-of-the-buzz, fiction, authors-i-don-t-ever-want-to-read-a, lotsa-buzz, audio, everyone-loved-it-except-me

I think we've all been there: you pretty much know you're not going to like the book, but you read it anyway, because all your friends love it, and every once in a while you're surprised and LOVE the book, and that small chance at love keeps you coming back again and again. But usually your intuition was correct and you hate the book. I hated this book. I never should have read it. It's not that it's a BAD book, it's just that this is not the book for me.

Reasons why I hated this book:

I'm a bit h ...more

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Dec 20, 2022 Molly rated it it was amazing

Everyone is worthy of a dignified life; dignity just means different things to different people. 🥰 What an endearing story! With each book I read by Fredrik Backman, I like him and his quirky characters more! I am super excited to see this story come to life on big screen, soon!

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Oct 08, 2020 Melissa rated it it was amazing

A re-read (this time on audio) of one of my favorite books of all time. Turns out it's even better on audio! All the stars! ...more

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Nov 02, 2017 Lisa rated it liked it · review of another edition

When I first finished this book, I did g really have strong feelings one way or another. I just didn’t care about the characters at all. After discussing the book at a book club meeting, however, my thoughts changed. After that I really disliked some of the choices that the author made. I know this book is beloved, but for me it missed the mark.

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Aug 19, 2014 Bea rated it really liked it

I would give this a 4 1/2. It was humorous all the way through, touching, kind of sad, and I even had tears in my eyes at the end. Ove, the title character, is older, kind of eccentric and odd, almost obsessive about things, and has a terrible temper. But he can be counted upon. What's right is right. Never waivers.
He doesn't understand what anyone else sees that is so funny about things he says or does. Many of us have had a character like this in our lives. I was thinking about using this as t ...more

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