emma_eger 's review for:

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

4.5

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A Man Called Ove is heart warming and gut wrenching in so many ways. Seeing the character development of Ove and how he slowly warms up to human interaction again was remarkable to read about. 

I would highly suggest looking up trigger warnings before reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia