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lowly_lit's review against another edition
3.0
Sad but sweet. I liked the math stuff, and, “what do you want to be when you get big? — first I’d like to concentrate on being small.” But overall not really my thing
cbksargent's review against another edition
5.0
Audio. Novella listened to in a little over an hour. Beautiful and painful at the same time. “It’s about fear and love. And how they seem to go hand in hand.”
dbreese's review against another edition
5.0
9.5/10 - read in 1 sitting, a breathtaking, very touching novella that really hit home for me. It made me think of my mom and Grandma Porge
mreadsbookssometimes's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
dmoatmeat's review against another edition
4.0
It's a big universe to be angry at but a long life to have company in.
elliebellie26's review against another edition
5.0
As the granddaughter of my grandma who is suffering with Alzheimer’s, this book spoke to me in ways I didn’t know I needed
logecatt's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ndpangares's review against another edition
5.0
Oh gosh- 20 stars, 20,000 stars…. I am wrecked but my heart is filled up. I must’ve reached for a tissue every few pages. The author of A Man Called Ove wrote this novella about goodbyes,memory/dementia and love and it’s the most beautiful powerful thing I’ve ever read, packed into a tiny little volume I just read on my lunch hour. I bought it online before I was halfway through. To anyone who has walked this path with a loved one, watched their world shrink and jumble…Words fail me what a poignant gift this little story is, the writing beautiful yet spare, with so much love in it