Why did I love this book?
I love this book because I once had a neighbor like Ove.
I was young and pregnant, and frankly a little frightened by him. Instead of having a cat, he had an old dog. The old dog got stuck in the mud in my backyard. I had to go over and knock on this neighbor’s door. Together, we wrestled to save the dog.
The man’s name was Charles and over the course of two years he taught me everything I know about gardening. When I read this book, I cried. Ove reminded me of Charles.
21 authors picked A Man Called Ove as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
'THE PERFECT HOLIDAY READ' Evening Standard
'A JOY FROM START TO FINISH' - Gavin Extence, author of THE UNIVERSE VERSUS ALEX WOODS
There is something about Ove.
At first sight, he is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d'etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents' Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets.
But isn't it rare, these days, to find…