A Man Called Ove: A Novel (Paperback)

from cathyskye

This is a book that I'd managed to ignore for almost a year. When I keep seeing the same title over and over again on the book websites and blogs that I frequent, I tend to go into avoidance mode. Hype makes me suspicious. It wasn't until recently when someone whose opinion I trust recommended th...

from JoniMFisher

This book embodies the strongest narrative voice of any book I've read in decades. The reader becomes intimately in tune with the wonderful, quirky personality of this unintentional iconoclast. This wonderful, surprising story deepens with each chapter, revealing the reasons this grumpy old man b...

from Beamer

A complicated personality that seems unloving, rigid and not worth your time but is really kind, loving man with strong moral character and principles.

from Megg

Tired of characters you wouldn't want to know? Struggle with difficult times in you life? This is a well written, clever story with interesting characters that lifts you up. A perfect book to read when you need positive in your life. Yet it is far from gooey.

from shelf-employed

My aunt, who was blind and in a nursing home, recommended A Man Called Ove. She requested it more than once from the Talking Book and Braille Service provided by the National Library Service. I just recently got around to reading it. I know now why it was one of her favorites. It is simultaneousl...