At first sight, 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...

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I absolutely loved this book, which is quite rare for me. It was heart-warming and sad at the same time and even though completely predictable it was moving and funny and I'm sure I'll end up just like Ove - I already think much like him - but hopefully without the accompanying loss.
I'm off to read another Backman book and the book is off too.

I am really curious to see how it was filmed when so much of the book takes place in Ove's head - I will watch it this weekend.

Posted from London, UK to Heerenveen, THE NETHERLANDS to dutch-book a a Bookcrossing International Wishlist Tag. Hope it arrives safely and that you enjoy it. It's getting closer to its spiritual home.

Thank you russbaum for this wonderful tag. I hope to be just as charmed by this book as other people (and you) have been. I've already started a couple of chapters.
There is no need to put any extra's in the package. I'm already so happy with the book. Also there were some labels in the package!