A review by fitzbff
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.5

If this were written by any other author I probably wouldn't like this, but Backman and his translator have such a way with words that I couldn't help falling in love with this grouchy old man and his annoying neighbours. A very simple story told very well. Admittedly it probably would've been a teensy bit better if Ove was older, I was expecting an elderly person and it turns out he's only 59, which threw me for a bit of a loop. But that's just my biases coming through I suppose.