![]() ![]() There is a scene where Ove’s new neighbors are moving in across the street. Watching as Backman transforms OVE into the man we suspected was hiding inside, is a thing of wonder and beauty, and laugh out loud humor. ![]() That’s at the start of the story, of course. Backman presents Ove as a curmudgeonly old man who stays to himself and has no need for other humans. Ove became a man I wanted to know more about. I can’t think of any book I’ve ever read that kept me laughing out loud throughout the entire book. And Fredrik Backman is in his early 30’s so young to write with such insight. A MAN CALLED OVE is translated from the Swedish. This book could have been titled THE BIG-HEARTED MAN, or.THE MAN WHO LOVED TOO MUCH, however, Backman chose the generic A MAN CALLED OVE, which suits the story. Victoria slapped this book in my hands, looked me square in both eyes, and told me I had to read it, knowing that I have stacks of books needing to be read. I am dedicating my review of A MAN CALLED OVE, by Fredrik Backman,to Victoria Roth. ![]()
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