A Man Called Ove — Fredrik Backman A Man Called Ove is a novel by Swedish writer Fredrik Backman published by Forum in 2012. The novel was published in English in 2013 and reached the New York Times Best Seller list 18 months after its publication and stayed on the list for 42 weeks.
There are some book characters you never forget. Ove is one of them. Though easy to read, the thoughts, often humorously expressed, run deep. Definitely read this story.
hooman shalchiделится впечатлением6 лет назад
👍Worth reading
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A perfect hard-to-put-down novel! Highly recommended!
Цитаты
b6201654728цитирует8 лет назад
Death is a strange thing. People live their whole lives as if it does not exist, and yet it’s often one of the great motivations for living.
thalsasyahdaцитирует8 лет назад
People didn’t know how to do that anymore, brew some proper coffee. In the same way as nowadays nobody could write with a pen. Because now it was all computers and espresso machines. And where was the world going if people couldn’t even write or brew a pot of coffee?
b5186438471цитируетв прошлом месяце
The man just sighs, as if Ove is a cheeky child refusing to stop riding his skateboard on the sidewalk.