A Man Called Ove

This was a lovely story. It starts out simply amusing and engaging, and then gets ya right in the feels later on, but with enough bristly, rough-edged Ove to balance it out and prevent it from going maudlin.

I guess the basic plot is pretty familiar and tropy (crusty, rigid person reluctantly opens their heart due to wacky acquaintances), but it's executed so beautifully, and has a substantial (even dark) emotional core that keeps it from being merely silly or saccharine.

I listened to the audio book and the performance was great - very well matched with the subject matter.

I usually avoid stories that will make me cry, but this one is totally worth the tears, and doesn't leave you on a down note at all.