A review by iris_ymra
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-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

4.0

Ove is a man with principals, he always thinks that things should be done in a certain order. Cars have been the very best concrete thing to describe his abstractness.

When his wife died, Ove seems to lose the part of him, the meaning of his life, and so he decided to end his life too. But not with several attempts where he failed. 

The day the new family moved into their street is the day marked Ove's new purpose in his life. And everyone in the neighborhood seems to be in need of Ove's favour.

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This book is a heartwarming story with pleasant and dynamic characters. The main character -- Ove -- becomes the centre of various storylines going on about in the other characters' lives, is definitely literary greatly written.

The only downside for me is that I found my reading was slightly slow and I feel like the narration was quite flat too. Perhaps a bit slow-paced. 

But as a whole I love this book. Definitely a character driven storyline that kept the reading succinctly interesting and enjoyable.