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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

19 reviews

purplepenning's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Medical content, Dementia, Death, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Blood, Domestic abuse, Violence, Cursing, and Animal cruelty

finnifinn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Sexism, Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

The book contains a lot of sensitive topics, but many are brief and all are handled very sensitively and appropriately.

abominablesnowaro's review against another edition

funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Bullying

professional_grandma's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

Ove is a grumpy old man who reluctantly reflects on his life in this story of nosy neighbors, mangy cats, and finding meaning after loss. I adored the hilarious and elaborate metaphors that filled the narrative as well as the way Ove tried his best to make you dislike him as you began to learn his character. This was such a beautiful book and a definite must read! 

This author was brilliant in slowly revealing information to the reader, like when we found out that Ove’s wife had passed away 6 months ago. It was so darkly humorous how Ove’s attempts at taking his life were constantly undermined by “annoying” neighbors or random incidents. I absolutely love the trope of the grumpy old man with the people that wiggle into his heart. I love the relationships between him and Parvaneh and Patrick’s kids and when they started to call him granddad it put the cherry on top. The end was heartbreaking, but the perfect conclusion as Ove finally joined his wife after finding friends and family and providing for them after death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Cancer, and Chronic illness

Minor: Grief, Sexism, and Homophobia

princessgirlypop's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

I loved this book so much! I don’t typically read literary fiction, but I’m glad I branched out and gave this a try! It made me happy and I cried a lot in a good way! I highly recommend it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Sexism

bitterseason's review against another edition

emotional funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Cursing, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and Violence

rely's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I understand the love of this book. My feelings are really complicated. I hated the first 2/3s because I hated Ove and didn't think he deserved the redemptive arc. I guess by the end it had swayed me, but I didn't love him ever, I loved the people who helped him. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Racism

tiemzahra's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Can a book be dark and touching but at the same time hilarious and light-hearted? Yes, and it is A Man Called Ove. My third Fredrik Backman, and the charm is still there. Ove was a bad-tempered old man, and in his neighbourhood, he was known as a bitter neighbour. One day a chatty young couple and their family moved next door and somehow managed to be involved with Ove’s life.

Ove reminds me a lot of Sheldon Cooper. He had an unchanged principle, had strict routines, intolerable most of the time. Backman’s characters I’ve read so far were flawed this way, but somehow I developed soft spot for each one of them. The same I did with Ove. Behind his grumpiness, lied a hidden story. 

I love and pitied Ove intensely. For the harshness he conveyed on the surface, he's very caring, especially towards

his late wife. I have predicted before it's revealed that the wife was already gone, and that's the whole reason why he was trying to commit suicide. His only colour in life has gone. I applauded he's still trying to live though, still helping people in his own way. I cried when he finally died.

Of an old man in a modern world, of an old man who lost his colour in life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, and Terminal illness

bexi's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Cue the sobbing and violent nose blowing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Body shaming, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Sexism