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You only need one ray of light to chase all the shadows away.
But Ove got the whole community to chase all his shadows away.
Ove can be described as a man of principles, a curmudgeon, and a man who is not fond of change. His gray world gets specs of color when one November his new neighbors reverse into his mail-box. Ove is a man whose emotions are shaped the way the world treated him and what he has gone through. Even though he's a tough nugget to crack, he has a heart of gold. This book goes t ...more
But Ove got the whole community to chase all his shadows away.
Ove can be described as a man of principles, a curmudgeon, and a man who is not fond of change. His gray world gets specs of color when one November his new neighbors reverse into his mail-box. Ove is a man whose emotions are shaped the way the world treated him and what he has gone through. Even though he's a tough nugget to crack, he has a heart of gold. This book goes t ...more
Read this book if:
You want to read something that isn’t heavy but still holds depth. If you want to or would like to see people from a new perspective. Especially those individuals that people have a tendency to dislike by prejudice. Read this book if you feel like there’s still hope for everyone to learn to love again.
What this book would taste like:
Digestive biscuits. The original ones. Turns out to be a lot sweeter than you expect.
Notable quotes:
“And then they both stand there, a fifty-nine-y ...more
You want to read something that isn’t heavy but still holds depth. If you want to or would like to see people from a new perspective. Especially those individuals that people have a tendency to dislike by prejudice. Read this book if you feel like there’s still hope for everyone to learn to love again.
What this book would taste like:
Digestive biscuits. The original ones. Turns out to be a lot sweeter than you expect.
Notable quotes:
“And then they both stand there, a fifty-nine-y ...more
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