A Man Called Ove

by Fredrik Backman

All he wants is to die. Why can’t these lunatics respect that?

This society, thinks Ove. Can’t they even manufacture rope any more?

Isn’t that bloody typical, he thinks to himself. You can’t even kill yourself in a sensible way any more.

Some of the greatest twits in world history have sorted out how it works. And you will as well.’

For the greatest fear of death is always that it will pass us by. And leave us there alone.