A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Some books click with your thoughts. And then some others grow on you. A man called OVE fits in the latter category. I bought this book because of its fantastic marketing and good word-of-mouth by many other readers. I bought the book and started it quite excitedly. Little did I know that I will fall asleep within the two chapters. I was bored to death and couldn't connect with the book. I put it back on the shelf. After complaining about the book to half of the world and regretting my purchase, something made me pick the book again. Lo and behold, I don't regret my choice this time. The moment chapter 4 ended in the book, I got glued to it. The storyline is warm, engaging and simple. It is full of witty remarks by the lead character, love quotes by the side characters, and a lot of emotions as well as ongoing suspense of death is present. The story is explained retrospectively with the present and past of the Ove's life, which makes it more appealing.
The lead character Ove is the one we all fall for, but I believe what made all of us love OVE is his love for Sonja, the side character. She has been written beautifully like all the other characters in the book who are very well spaced out. The build-up is gaped thoroughly in the book.
I do accept that there have been some moments when I had tears in my eyes while reading. And I feel other readers might experience that too. My review for this book is 4.5/5 as I know this is going to be among one of those books which I am going to visit again.
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