![Fredrik Backmann - A Man Called Ove [This is the German paperback version]
Ove is a 59-year old man whose wife has died half a year ago. He constantly tries to kill himself to be with her, but he is always interrupted. He’s a greasy old man who keeps...](http://67.media.tumblr.com/5f0b9c64cbffb2428ffcdbf07abddc67/tumblr_nu085c3N7u1ubbzkno1_1280.jpg)
Fredrik Backmann - A Man Called Ove [This is the German paperback version]
Ove is a 59-year old man whose wife has died half a year ago. He constantly tries to kill himself to be with her, but he is always interrupted. He’s a greasy old man who keeps telling people to keep off the grass etc. He’s also very critical concerning any new technologies and ways of living. Ove just wants to keep things in order!
First of all, I loved the concept behind this book. It was so easy to adapt to Ove’s point of view (although I’m 40 years younger than him and definitely in favour of modern technology, but that’s just for your information), because I personally am a critical person - but not as grumpy as Ove!
Although the style of writing is very simple, I enjoyed the jokes and references - they made it seem like Ove was a real person. Well, some parts aren’t really realistic (like when he tries to kill himself multiple times, and by the way I think it’s highly controversial to use such a topic in a humorous book…) and the book lacked a little seriousness when talking about suicide - I don’t think Ove would react the way he does if he was a real person. There are some sad parts in the story that tell us a little more about his background and why he became the man he is - and that is just perfect!
And though the story itself seems to be about nothing at all but a grumpy old man, the development of the characters is such a big deal! I definitely, highly recommend this book to ANYONE!
(originally posted August 2015)
Ove is a 59-year old man whose wife has died half a year ago. He constantly tries to kill himself to be with her, but he is always interrupted. He’s a greasy old man who keeps telling people to keep off the grass etc. He’s also very critical concerning any new technologies and ways of living. Ove just wants to keep things in order!
First of all, I loved the concept behind this book. It was so easy to adapt to Ove’s point of view (although I’m 40 years younger than him and definitely in favour of modern technology, but that’s just for your information), because I personally am a critical person - but not as grumpy as Ove!
Although the style of writing is very simple, I enjoyed the jokes and references - they made it seem like Ove was a real person. Well, some parts aren’t really realistic (like when he tries to kill himself multiple times, and by the way I think it’s highly controversial to use such a topic in a humorous book…) and the book lacked a little seriousness when talking about suicide - I don’t think Ove would react the way he does if he was a real person. There are some sad parts in the story that tell us a little more about his background and why he became the man he is - and that is just perfect!
And though the story itself seems to be about nothing at all but a grumpy old man, the development of the characters is such a big deal! I definitely, highly recommend this book to ANYONE!
(originally posted August 2015)
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