A Man Called Ove
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SqueakyChu
of Rockville, Maryland USA on 8/13/2022
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
SqueakyChu of Rockville, Maryland USA on 8/13/2022 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
I selected this trade paperback (c. 2012) at the Parkside Little Free Library in Derwood, Maryland, USA. Thank you.
I read another copy of this book in 2020. This is what I wrote after I 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 myself reading many more of them in the near future.
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 myself reading many more of them in the near future.
Journal Entry 3 by SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Sunday, December 18, 2022
SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Sunday, December 18, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (12/18/2022 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I'm releasing this book for...
***The December 2022 What's in a Name Challenge Release Challenge hosted by DragonGoddess. The book title contains the names CAL, AL, ED, AN and OVE. The name An is primarily a gender-neutral name of Chinese origin that means Peace. The name Al is primarily a male name of English origin that means Short For Names Beginning With AL. The name Ed is primarily a male name of English origin that means Short Form Of Edward. The name Cal is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means Short For Names Staring With Cal.
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Enjoy the book!
***The December 2022 What's in a Name Challenge Release Challenge hosted by DragonGoddess. The book title contains the names CAL, AL, ED, AN and OVE. The name An is primarily a gender-neutral name of Chinese origin that means Peace. The name Al is primarily a male name of English origin that means Short For Names Beginning With AL. The name Ed is primarily a male name of English origin that means Short Form Of Edward. The name Cal is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means Short For Names Staring With Cal.
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Enjoy the book!
I selected this book from the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720) to travel elsewhere...
Journal Entry 5 by SqueakyChu at LFL - Mattie JT Stepanek Park (For Adults) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Tuesday, December 27, 2022
SqueakyChu at LFL - Mattie JT Stepanek Park (For Adults) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (12/28/2022 UTC) at LFL - Mattie JT Stepanek Park (For Adults) in Rockville, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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Enjoy the book!
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!
