A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove

A Man Called Ove

Now a major film starring Tom Hanks

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Publisher Description

NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS

The million-copy bestselling phenomenon: a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step.

'Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving' Daily Mail

'Delightful . . . the perfect holiday read' Evening Standard

Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - joggers, neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly and shop assistants who talk in code.

But isn't it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so?

In the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible . . .

'Hilarious and heart-breaking' Stylist

'Rescued all those men who constantly mean to read novels but never get round to it' Spectator Books of the Year

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2014
July 3
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
304
Pages
PUBLISHER
Hodder & Stoughton
SELLER
Hachette Digital, Inc.
SIZE
3.7
MB

Customer Reviews

Ukrainianhomesoldier ,

Broke my heart

Perfect story to cry about it and remember for a long time

Psychidyllic ,

Ove: funny and sad

A lovely and funny baa el about a grumpy, taciturn and loving man and his relationships. Delightful, funny and moving. Sometimes the writing is a bit repetitive in describing his character.

MaryJolie614 ,

Great book and movie!

I had a chance to finish the book titled A Man Called Ove. It was a funny interesting book. It’s about an old man that is bitter and angry with the world and is the most annoying neighbour. He’s not a bad guy, just pisses people off for minute things. Have you ever met someone like that? Yes in every neighbourhood, there’s that neighbour who acts like the appointed police/supervisor of rules to follow/comply. What I like about this book is that it shows the depth of Ove or annoying neighbour. Sometimes the angriest people carry the biggest load of sadness and being mean to people or not collaborative is their way of showing they are in pain. I liked this book and saw the movie. The movie does not deviate too much from the book( A Man called Otto) . Tom Hanks and his real son do a great job in this movie. I’ll be more compassionate towards the Oves & Ottos of this world as they carry a life burden most likely that is too tough to bare often that they can’t hide it.

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