Reviews - A Man Called Ove

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A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

4.39 AVERAGE

mvaughnrn's review against another edition

5.0

emotional fast-paced

fyzhang's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

cadieschoonover's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

zainab_s89's review against another edition

2.0

A book called, "A man called Ove" read by a reader called Zainab who found it over-rated and thought it was just a good one -time afternoon read and nothing more, nothing less.
The setting is rather simple. Ove is a hard character to like so he will take his time with you. Pravaneh is a big character, at least as big as she could be but she is very annoying. If you are looking for life altering, or books that enlighten you, this is not it. It is predictable, often cliched and long. could have been better a short story.
It is also not so funny as it is told to be.