I liked this book so much. It has a little bit of everything, humor, romance, conflict, drama, tragedy all packed in a very readable package. Ove is a very grumpy man, set in his ways, and dedicated to his principles which put him in conflict with just about everyone. He is determined to kill himself because he's had enough of life and wants to join his beloved late wife Sonja. But every suicide attempt is interrupted, by the hook falling out of the ceiling, a nearly frozen cat, a neighbor falling off a ladder, another neighbor needing radiators bled, and so on. In between these episodes the story of Ove's life is told. Eventually a crisis brings together Ove and his neighbors to right a wrong against the man who was once Ove's friend. The result changes Ove in ways he never imagined.
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