A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman -> Starting August 18th, 2022

[Aly]

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.

[Hina]

A Man Called Ove Backs Up With a Trailer (view spoiler)[ I'm not sure how I feel about this, it just sounds like a book about an old man who hates the younger generation so much and keeps insulting them and anything they do. I know it's realistic because most elderlies do this in real life but it's still annoying. (hide spoiler)]

[Hina]

A Man Called Ove (view spoiler)[ "People said Ove saw the world in black and white. But she was color. All the color he had." I'm sobbing 😭 (hide spoiler)]

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Chapter Five
(view spoiler)[Aw, I think it’s sweet how much Ove loves his wife (hide spoiler)]

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Chapter Twenty-One
(view spoiler)[All of the chapters with Ove and his wife (I’m not sure how to spell her name since I’m listening to the audiobook) are making me sad tbh (hide spoiler)]

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98% (in Chapter Thirty-Nine)
(view spoiler)[Well, it looks like Ove is closer to his goal of dying😭 (hide spoiler)]

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Epilogue
(view spoiler)[The “she has never seen him look so peaceful” got me😭😭😭 (hide spoiler)]

[akacya ❦]

Hina wrote: "A Man Called Ove Backs Up With a Trailer [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I felt the same. I wasn’t sure I’d like it (hide spoiler)]

[akacya ❦]

Hina wrote: "A Man Called Ove [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[This book was so sad omg (hide spoiler)]