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Loading... A Man Called Ove: A Novel (2012)by Fredrik Backman
  
Books Read in 2015 (55) Top Five Books of 2014 (714) » 13 more Favourite Books (977) Books That Made Me Cry (151) Books read in 2015 (61) Carole's List (411) Books Read in 2017 (191) Books Read in 2016 (198) First Novels (69) No current Talk conversations about this book. A lovely story with believable characters and a sensitive approach to loneliness and feeling different. (  ) rosiezbanks | Jan 28, 2017 |  A heartwarming story that is well written, with a few surprising twist and turns. The characters are a mix of different types of people you somehow fall in love with over time. Ove slowly makes his way into your heart, though I really didn't think I would like him at first. It's true, you can't judge a book, or a person, by the cover. That goes both ways! (  ) ronpeltier | Jan 28, 2017 | I am Ove ! There is hope for me yet. While there are a number of differences in our life situations, it is clear that the author has modeled his character on me - the shared behaviors and life experiences are just too many to write off as coincidences. Ove is a widower and misses his Sonja terribly. He is anxious to join her and commits himself to making that happen sooner than later. But his attempts fail, sometimes for serendipitous reasons, on other occasions it's because of his meddling neighbors. Especially that new one, pregnant, fiery Parveneh and her two annoying daughters, and her totally inept husband who is on crutches more often than not. And there's that hissy cat, and neighbor Rune with whom he's been feuding for years. And things are always changing, especially the neighborhood. Why can't everyone leave him alone?! Ove is very good at fixing things; his neighbors are very good at breaking things, including bones. So Ove is forever fixing cars, lawnmowers and other stuff, or he's driving people to the hospital. Or he's giving Parveneh driving lessons. Or he's plotting to stop local government from enforcing assisted living regulations on an elderly couple. Ove's plans to join Sonja keep getting pushed back. This is a very enjoyable, very entertaining debut novel and I recommend it highly. I will be reading Backman's other more recent work - but read Ove first. Maybe you'll be nicer to old sourpusses like me! ( ) maneekuhi | Jan 26, 2017 | "Saab" Ove, I will miss you, Thank you, for the wonderful journey... See you on the other side. You miss the strangest things when you lose someone. Little things. Smiles. The way she turned over in her sleep. "Ove-excitement ( ) Swaroop101 | Jan 23, 2017 | It wasn't until I was halfway through this one that it really started working for me. Before that it felt cold and pointless. But the novel gives a deeper view of the characters than you originally think it will. It was wonderful by the end and I know I'll reread. (  ) bookworm12 | Jan 18, 2017 |
 Den svenske suksessbloggeren Fredrik Backman drar oss gjennom en forutsigbar fortelling som trykker på alle de rette knappene inntil vi er trygt plassert innenfor vår egen komfortsone.  Livet är obegripligt, världen är läskig och det går inte att skydda sig mot den. Fredrik Backman berättar underhållande om botemedlet i sin debutroman. Genom humorns prisma belyser ”En man som heter Ove” teman som åldrande, vänskap, sorg, livslust och den föränderliga mansrollen. Boken är varken behärskad eller finputsad – delar är återvunna från Café-bloggen och har skarvats in lite slarvigt – men den är en skruvad och gripande romandebut som mycket väl kan vara början på ett stort humoristiskt författarskap.  This word-of-mouth bestseller has sold more than 650,000 copies in Sweden and has been a hit across Europe. It deserves to do at least as well here. I loved A Man Called Ove so much that I started to ration how much I read to prolong my time with this cantankerous, low-key, misunderstood man. If you enjoyed Rachel Joyce’s marvellous bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry, you will love this book. Each short chapter of A Man Called Ove could stand alone as a beautifully crafted short story. Bring the chapters together and you have the most uplifting, life-affirming and often comic tale of how kindness, love and happiness can be found in the most unlikely places Backman's tale of 59-yea-old curmudgeon, Ove, not only captured the hearts of Backman's fellow Swedes, but has also swept across Europe as a word-of-mouth best-seller; a domino effect that suggests community spirit and social responsibility isn't quite so lacking as we're often told it is....On occasion the slightly repetitive tone becomes cloying, but Backman can tickle the funny bone and tug on the heart strings when he needs to, and is a clever enough storyteller to not overindulge in either. For those of you who don't want your fiction to make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, A Man Called Ove isn't for you. Yet it's surprisingly cheering to think how many people have embraced this simple but heartwarming novel.
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