Get into the mind of a grumpy Swedish man named Ove. He's 59, widowed six months ago, and just was laid off at work to make room for the next generation. Patroling his neighborhood, looking for people who disobey the parking (and other) rules, is no longer going to occupy him enough now that everything else he once did has ended. However, a young family moves in nearby, breaking the rules for bringing a trailer into an area where it shouldn't be, which causes Ove to crab at them, which in turn starts a relationship that the old man can't really extricate himself from. This starts a mass of changes in the way he relates to the rest of the people he interacts with. Interesting writing style which really flows.
Saturday, August 24, 2019
A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (2012) 337 pages
Get into the mind of a grumpy Swedish man named Ove. He's 59, widowed six months ago, and just was laid off at work to make room for the next generation. Patroling his neighborhood, looking for people who disobey the parking (and other) rules, is no longer going to occupy him enough now that everything else he once did has ended. However, a young family moves in nearby, breaking the rules for bringing a trailer into an area where it shouldn't be, which causes Ove to crab at them, which in turn starts a relationship that the old man can't really extricate himself from. This starts a mass of changes in the way he relates to the rest of the people he interacts with. Interesting writing style which really flows.
Get into the mind of a grumpy Swedish man named Ove. He's 59, widowed six months ago, and just was laid off at work to make room for the next generation. Patroling his neighborhood, looking for people who disobey the parking (and other) rules, is no longer going to occupy him enough now that everything else he once did has ended. However, a young family moves in nearby, breaking the rules for bringing a trailer into an area where it shouldn't be, which causes Ove to crab at them, which in turn starts a relationship that the old man can't really extricate himself from. This starts a mass of changes in the way he relates to the rest of the people he interacts with. Interesting writing style which really flows.
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