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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
This was surprisingly good. A bit slow at the middle, but the beginning and ending were amazing.
Maybe this would have had more impact if I hadn’t read it immediately after finishing ‘My Friends’ which is a caveat necessary for my review.
Unbeknownst to me, there was several parallels between these two books of Backmans. A curmudgeonly man, various traumatic experiences and pushy neighbours/people around him that make his life better. So in that respect, the story fell flat for me. It was absolutely heartwarming, tragic in parts and with a lovely neat happy ending, but it was not revelatory.
Unbeknownst to me, there was several parallels between these two books of Backmans. A curmudgeonly man, various traumatic experiences and pushy neighbours/people around him that make his life better. So in that respect, the story fell flat for me. It was absolutely heartwarming, tragic in parts and with a lovely neat happy ending, but it was not revelatory.
not better than anxious people but still fun and heartwarming. also i know that ove is supposed to be a grumpy hater but what is his gripe with fat people
Original and funny and moving and real. It was a pleasure to read the whole time.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.7 i def teared up at the end of this book. it was an enjoyable read about a curmudgeonly older swedish guy named ove. at first i was surprised that he was married at all, but it soon became clear that his wife had died a few years back. he spends a large part of the book trying unsuccessfully to kill himself, since he's not that interested in going on without her, especially after he gets let go from his job; presumably for not being computer savvy enough. parts were funny, and it was def heartwarming to read about the relationship between him and his preggo neighbor pravenah develop. i also loved how much her kids liked her. i had a little trouble keening some of the periphery characters straight, but it was ultimately nice that the neighbor jimmy and the boy misrad (who ove graciously let stay with him after his dad kicked him out after coming out) got married and ove was the best man. it was almost TOO much how ove came off as so disgruntled but then had such a big heart, both literally and figuratively. did he kill himself at the end? i thought he got over that, but then the note by his bed made me think it was on purpose. while i really liked the story line about the cat, i found it incredibly unbelievable that it would follow him around/was so well trained. overall i did really like this book though.