A Man Called Ove
2012 • 352 pages

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Average rating4.4

15

Made it halfway in the audiobook, but decided to stop it now. It's the story of a grumpy old man, he's pretty much annoyed by everything, and shows his displeasure at all times. Which nearly made me stop the book after the first couple chapters. But then there was a reveal at the end of chapter four which was rather touching. So I kept going. But, everything just is so predictable. Grumpy old man, forced by circumstances and people around him, unwillingly finds new reasons to enjoy living. There's no mystery I feel i need to stick around for, and the prose alone isn't good enough for me to keep going.