A Man Called Ove: A Novel
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A book that I recently acquired for the purposes of giving it away. I read this book and loved it SOOOOO MUCH a while ago and now I am recommending it and giving it away to everybody. In this case, Melydia, who is having a birthday. Stay Cold and Sassy, my friend!
Journal Entry 2 by 6of8 at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, etc, Virginia USA on Monday, March 19, 2018
Released 6 yrs ago (3/19/2018 UTC) at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, etc, Virginia USA
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Happy Birthday Melydia! Sorry it is not the book you were half expecting/half dreading. Maybe next year.
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Received for my birthday from my dear friend 6of8, who loved it. She included a packet of Kleenex with it so I know what to expect. Thank you!
A cantankerous older man unwillingly befriends his new neighbors. That sounds kind of boring but it's so brilliant. Ove is stubborn and hilarious and oh so familiar. The other characters are charming. It's one of those books that I liked so much I don't have anything to say about it. Which is high praise indeed.
Journal Entry 5 by Melydia at Panera Bread - E Jefferson St in Rockville, Maryland USA on Saturday, January 18, 2020
Released 4 yrs ago (1/18/2020 UTC) at Panera Bread - E Jefferson St in Rockville, Maryland USA
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I grabbed this trade paperback at today's meetup because I recognized the title. I heard it was a very good book so I'd like to read it.
I read this book during the pandemic at a time when my concentration was not very good, and I was especially anxious. This actually was a good reading choice for me since each chapter was short and interesting in and of itself.
The novel is of a Swedish man, up in years, who is rather introverted and recently lost his wife. Ove is physically and mentally healthy but his wish is to die because he is lonely without his wife Sonja. He lives in a community of other small houses and resents people who intrude upon his privacy or who do not follow the community's regulations. He has various plans for how to end his life, but they always seem to be interrupted by someone from his community.
In this book, the reader cannot help but fall in love with most of the the characters. They are strange, funny, caring, and quite real. I now understand the reason that Fredrick Backman's books are so popular. If they all have characters as striking as those in this book, I can foresee me reading many more of them in the near future.
The novel is of a Swedish man, up in years, who is rather introverted and recently lost his wife. Ove is physically and mentally healthy but his wish is to die because he is lonely without his wife Sonja. He lives in a community of other small houses and resents people who intrude upon his privacy or who do not follow the community's regulations. He has various plans for how to end his life, but they always seem to be interrupted by someone from his community.
In this book, the reader cannot help but fall in love with most of the the characters. They are strange, funny, caring, and quite real. I now understand the reason that Fredrick Backman's books are so popular. If they all have characters as striking as those in this book, I can foresee me reading many more of them in the near future.
Journal Entry 8 by SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Friday, December 18, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (12/18/2020 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA
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I'm releasing this book for...
***The 2020 What's in a Name Release Challenge hosted by DragonGoddess. The title of this book contains the names AN, ED, CAL, AL and OVE,
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***The 2020 What's in a Name Release Challenge hosted by DragonGoddess. The title of this book contains the names AN, ED, CAL, AL and OVE,
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Hello and welcome to BookCrossing ... where we make the whole world a library!
Now that you've "caught" this book, it is yours to do with as you like. Read it, keep it, or give it away. It's your choice!
I'd love if you'd enter a note here on BookCrossing about this book -- where you found it, how you like it, and/or where you release it. If you join BookCrossing (free and fun), kindly list me, SqueakyChu. or any other journaler on this thread as your referring person. Thank you so much.
Enjoy the book!