This is an absolutely delightful and charming book. It will make you laugh and cry. To say that the central character, Ove, is eccentric, is probably an understatement. He's fastidious and pedantic, (but in his own way, a softie) all of which enrich the story. The plot is made richer by a cast of mo...
Beautiful, touching, heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. How many of us know someone like Ove and ignore him or her? How much richer would our lives be if we only took the time to get to know every Ove that has ever come our way?
Let me begin by saying that I love novels that are written about basic human feelings, basic beautiful, “out of the-mainstream” characters, like those in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frye, Mrs. Ames, and A. J. Fikry. I loved all of the quirky characters in this book; each had his or her own pec...
Original Title: En man som heter Ove When I first came across this book it reminded me of The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared. And not just because it's also Swedish. I'm not able to comment if they are really alike or that it's just my imagination since The 100-year......
Mein Leben ist zu Ende, nur das Leben weiss das noch nicht, will es nicht wahr haben. Ach ja, ich bin übrigens Ove und auf dem Abstellgleis gelandet. Wissen sie wie das ist, wenn man eines schönen Morgen zur Arbeit geht und man gesagt bekommt das man nicht mehr gebraucht wird? Ich weiss es und es is...
Thanks Net Galley and Atria Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book! I absolutely LOVED this book! Ove is a crusty old buzzard who doesn't think anyone does anything right. After his wife of forty years dies, Ove becomes a very lonely old man. He never talks to anyone other than ...
bookshelves: amusing, sweden, published-2012, radio-4, summer-2014, translation, fradio, those-autumn-years Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Tjörn kommun Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from July 19, 2013 to July 19, 2014 BABThttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048zlgvDescription: Ove is alm...
Some people lead quiet lives, and when the goodness of it ends, they only want to leave it all behind, but sometimes life itself gets in the way. Read my revised review of this heartwarming book here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/06/28/conditions-of-the-heart/
2.5 Stars Ove is certainly an interesting character and I think we all know an Ove which is no bad thing either to keep us grounded.I especially lked Ove's back stroy and loved his good old fashioned values which is becoming rarer in today's societyI had to keep reminding myself throughout the bo...
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