a man called ove book review new york times

“If there was an award for ‘Most Charming Book of the Year,’ this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down” ( Booklist, starred review). All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations.įredrik Backman’s novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others.

Backmans debut novel, though, is truly an amusing and entertaining novel. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. 'A Man Called Ove' is a tale of a sourpuss who is trying to commit suicide - hardly the theme for a delightful story. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for A Man Called Ove. For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.”īut must Ove be bitter just because he doesn’t walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. 99 AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. He’s a curmudgeon-the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. New York Times bestseller 'Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving' Daily Mail “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel new sympathy for the curmudgeons in your life.” - People General News Tom Hanks to Star in, Produce ‘A Man Called Ove’ Movie The film is the English-language adaptation of the Fredrik Backman book of the same name. Look out for ANXIOUS PEOPLE, the new novel by Fredrik Backman, the 13 million copy bestselling author of A Man Called Ove. MORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD - NOW MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS

A man called ove book review new york times