A Man Called Ove
4 journalers for this copy...
"Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d'etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents' Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets.
But isn't it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so?
In the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible..."
But isn't it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so?
In the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible..."
Journal Entry 2 by Fifna at Bookcrossing Convention Bordeaux 2018 in Bordeaux, Aquitaine France on Thursday, April 19, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (4/20/2018 UTC) at Bookcrossing Convention Bordeaux 2018 in Bordeaux, Aquitaine France
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Taking it to the Bordeaux Convention.
Picked up from the book table at the Bordeaux convention, on the recommendation of Meganh.
This is the closest a book has got to making me cry in quite some time. A lovely story, with totally relatable characters.
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Journal Entry 5 by futurecat at Auberge de jeunesse Yves Robert in -Paris 18e, Ile-de-France France on Saturday, May 12, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (5/5/2018 UTC) at Auberge de jeunesse Yves Robert in -Paris 18e, Ile-de-France France
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Left on the hostel's book exchange shelf.
Happy bookcrossing to the finder!
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Journal Entry 6 by AnonymousFinder at -Paris 18e, Ile-de-France France on Saturday, December 28, 2019
Loved it ☺️
Such a wonderful book. Have had it for awhile, listened to it as an audiobook then when i found the print copy i was happy to add it to my bookshelf, completely unaware this is a traveling book 😔🙈 So sorry. Will release it next week ☺️