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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

110 reviews

zara89's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Homophobia, Infertility, Car accident, and Alcohol

coolbeans'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a stellar read for me.  I don't know why I waited so long to give it a try.  I can understand why the hype was so big when it was published.  Loved everything about it.  Will definitely be working through Backman's backlist considering how much I loved this one.

Heartfelt read with a variety of characters.  You will have a soft spot for each neighbor that pops in and out of Ove's life as the story progresses.  Backman does a great job of intertwining the cast of characters with Ove in how it affects the projection of his story.  A breath of fresh air for me.  One of those books that doesn't gloss over the reality of life, but also lets you know that clear minds and caring hearts can still be a thing even in the gut punch events that life throws at you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Dementia

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: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

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

1_800_fuck_off's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Car accident, and Outing

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

kitza2000's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

ellynicholem's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

ate_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, and Alcohol

random19379's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Dementia, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

gabe7372's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, and Dementia

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, and Fire/Fire injury

starklinqs's review against another edition

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

4.5

This book is a bit of a slow start - never bad, just slow - but the last half of the book really picked up for me and boosted it to the 4.5. I was in tears by the end, and I just adore these characters so much. I do wish we got to see more of certain characters and Ove’s bond with them, but this book was fantastic enough that I still think this gets a solid 4.5/5. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Car accident