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A Man Called Over by Fredrick Backman
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Im nearly done - you have to love that guy.
Yeah! I'm glad to see another person love this book.
A grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him the bitter neighbor from hell, but must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?
Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations.
Along with everyone else that has reviewed this book and that I have personally discussed it with, I loved, loved, loved this book. Ove was a grumpy man with a tender heart hiding inside. Sometimes you just need people around you to bring out that tenderness, even if you don't want them too. Now I have to watch the movie. I just loved Ove.