Reviews

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

gaius_bouns's review against another edition

lighthearted sad slow-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

3.25

thereticentseer's review against another edition

4.0

This was a good read to take a break from all the intense books I've been reading (and from IRL stress). I cried tears of happiness and sadness because of this book. That's how you know how good it is.

blakelassahn's review against another edition

5.0

angry geriatric make blake cry

gbhatti's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

5.0

pmichj's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

rayvn1004's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

ginmadeline's review against another edition

emotional funny informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

maxhayes35's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective

3.0

abbyl819's review against another edition

3.0

The main part of this book that I liked was the ending. The last 50 pages made this worth reading. Over the course of the rest of the book, I ended up enjoying the flashbacks the most, to when Ove and Sonja met. I liked Parvaneh and her children a lot, but my favorite character was Sonja. This book was definitely hard to get into for me, so it took longer to finish than it usually would have.

mrsbosner's review against another edition

5.0

I was not emotionally prepared for the ride this book took me on. It was brilliant. I love how it went from past to present to give laughs throughout the entire book, helping dry up the tears it caused.