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A review by tetcha
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
5.0
I am so late to the party on this one... but just finished what I can confidently say was my favourite read of 2019!
Ove is a crotchety old man who likes his routines, has a very short fuse and no patience for incompetence...but behind his crankiness there is a story and a sadness. When a new young family moves in next door and introduce themselves by backing over his mailbox, it sets off a comical and heartwarming chain of events bound to make you wince at least once, chuckle repeatedly and maybe shed a tear or two.
The narrator George Newbern was absolutely amazing and helped make Ove an even more completely unforgettable character in a way I believe you miss out on just reading his story on your own.
For me, this was just an easy like Sunday morning feel good story that I will never forget and want to force everyone I know to read!
Ove is a crotchety old man who likes his routines, has a very short fuse and no patience for incompetence...but behind his crankiness there is a story and a sadness. When a new young family moves in next door and introduce themselves by backing over his mailbox, it sets off a comical and heartwarming chain of events bound to make you wince at least once, chuckle repeatedly and maybe shed a tear or two.
The narrator George Newbern was absolutely amazing and helped make Ove an even more completely unforgettable character in a way I believe you miss out on just reading his story on your own.
For me, this was just an easy like Sunday morning feel good story that I will never forget and want to force everyone I know to read!