A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - 5 out of 5 stars!

hoosieroriginal · ‎03-04-2012

Wonderful book - I'm sitting here in tears! Love how it is written - will definitely be reading more of Mr. Backman's books.

QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

When I finished that wonderful book, I was crying so hard I felt like I couldn't breathe. I never recommended a book to so many people, and every one of them loved it.

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CareBears · ‎08-30-2015

Fredrik Backman has become one if not my favorite author, I have now read all of his books and each one of them makes me cry to the point I literally have to stop after finishing the books and reflect over what I had just read, love love love his books.

A few pages back I wrote a review on his Novella!

Tribesters · ‎03-10-2010

I loved it too. It's the only book I've read from him so far but have "Britt-Marie Was Here" to read next.

Another tear-jerker I just finished was "Two By Two" by Nicholas Sparks.

CareBears · ‎08-30-2015

@Tribesters Both of the books you mentioned very good books, I think you will enjoy "Britt-Marie Was Here"!

I did the UGLY CRY reading "Two By Two".

DiAnne · ‎09-22-2010

I loved A Man Called Ove also - both the book and the movie. I have read two subsequent books of his and did not care for them..

sunala · ‎03-09-2010

@DiAnne wrote:
I loved A Man Called Ove also - both the book and the movie. I have read two subsequent books of his and did not care for them..

@DiAnne I loved A Man Called Ove too, and adored it as most people have. I also read his novella, And Every Morning the Way Home gets Longer and Longer, which also made me cry.

I just couldn't get into Britt-Marie Was Here. I tried reading it twice. I didn't remove it from my TBR list because I'm going to give it one more shot, since just about everyone loved it.

He has a new book coming out later this year called Beartown. I'll be sure to get it as soon as it hits the shelves.

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LoriLori · ‎03-12-2010

@sunala, just made a long post about "And the Way Home" on What Are You Reading. Sorry, I don't remember seeing yours. I also posted a link to a NY Times interview with him and mentioned there are four more books he's done in Sweden that we will be getting.

I loved "Britt-Marie." Maybe this wasn't your problem but at first I had trouble, it was tough going, because except for Britt-Marie the characters seemed like degenerates living in a seedy town (and I don't like soccer). And that's deliberate.

As Ove's heart melts so does Britt-Marie's, and her affect on the people of the town is extraordinary (and funny). This is what I love about it. JMO.

CareBears · ‎08-30-2015

@LoriLori @sunala I loved the character Britt-Marie as I can see a bit of me in her, I have never been a social butterfly, I am obsessive about routine and order and everything being just so, but as you get to know Britt-Marie you find out why she is the way she is and it makes sense how "Life" can cause a person to live the way that they do!

I read the two books with Britt-Marie as a character out of order, I read the 2nd one first, when I started to read the first one I said to myself that I was glad I had been introduced to her in the 2nd book as I would have probably not liked her character until about 1/2 through the 1st book, but by then her true self started to shine through.

When I closed the book and read the final words with Britt-Marie as the main character, I knew that I would miss her deeply!

hoosieroriginal · ‎03-04-2012

@CareBears wrote:
@LoriLori @sunala I loved the character Britt-Marie as I can see a bit of me in her, I have never been a social butterfly, I am obsessive about routine and order and everything being just so, but as you get to know Britt-Marie you find out why she is the way she is and it makes sense how "Life" can cause a person to live the way that they do!

I read the two books with Britt-Marie as a character out of order, I read the 2nd one first, when I started to read the first one I said to myself that I was glad I had been introduced to her in the 2nd book as I would have probably not liked her character until about 1/2 through the 1st book, but by then her true self started to shine through.

When I closed the book and read the final words with Britt-Marie as the main character, I knew that I would miss her deeply!

@CareBears - I felt that way about Ove - the characters sound very similar - he too likes order in his life. I will definitely be reading more of his books.