Book Review: A man called Ove

Book Review: A man called Ove reviewAre you looking for a feel good and easy read? For the first time ever, I am not gonna spoil you with choices, confuse the heck out of you or load your arms with books that would last for a year. Pick A man called Ove right now and get reading. 

Book Name: A man called Ove
Author:  Fredrik Backman
Genre: Fiction 
Characters: Ove, Jimmy, Adrian, Parvaneh, Sonja, Rune, Nasanin, Mirsad


Ove is a mean, grumpy and opinionated old man, who looks forward to the day he would join his late wife, Sonja. He even attempts to take his life to end his misery. He does not take well to the modern life and hates people. His life turns around when his new neighbor backs his trailer straight into his garden. Despite his apparent displeasure and cantankerous behavior, he seems to be forever helping his pesky neighbors and a cat that would not get out of his way.

The story alternates between his current life which doesn't seem to be in short of amusing incidents and a life that had lived before he lost everything he loved. Ove reminded me of those 'get off my lawn' characters, who hate everything around them, yet have a sense of civic duty and moral obligation to be right. What happens to this grumpy old man when he unwillingly meets his messy neighbors, forms the rest of the story. 

A man called Ove is one of the heartwarming books that would bring a smile to your cold heart. I could not help grinning at the instances when his neighbors took it upon themselves to become his friends when he took elaborate measures to avoid them. One can understand his becoming a misanthrope when life kept kicking him down relentlessly, but again he has been 'an old man' for ages. I loved that Ove and Sonja seemed made for each other, - she outgoing and cheerful and him wary and bitter. 

I know the book has been receiving raving reviews for a while now, and I am probably too late to join the party, but here I am. Don't we all love a bittersweet tale that makes you feel mushy every time you read it? If yes, read A man called Ove, right away.

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