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jhbandcats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Ove’s facade cracks as he learns to care for those around him, from taking the clutzy neighbor with broken limbs to the hospital to rescuing a stranger who interrupts his own failed suicide attempt. Over the course of the book, Ove’s heart opens up and he’s able to appreciate his life again. The meddling neighbors and the beat-up tomcat were the best things that could have ever happened to him.
The irascibility was grating at times but it was tempered by the bittersweet backstory of Ove’s youth. This book has been made into two movies, the excellent Swedish version and the eminently serviceable Hollywood remake. The book, of course, shows far more depth - definitely worth reading.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
arshiya_amreen90786's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Outing
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Infertility, Dementia, and Fire/Fire injury
my_a's review against another edition
Graphic: Fatphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Misogyny
notjust_irene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It didn’t take away from the reading experience as such, but it did make me frown a couple of times because it was quite unrealistic.
- the amount of drama Ove has to go through during his lifetime is a bit much and at one point I almost rolled my eyes as another blow was delivered to Ove’s happiness.
- Neither Ove nor his wife have any relatives they keep in touch with? None of his wife’s friends check up on Ove after her passing? Sure… maybe the author wanted to make the story flow a bit easier or emphasise the loneliness of Ove, but it wasn’t very realistic.
- the cat that goes along willingly into the car and bars, yes, these type of cats exist, but they’re extremely rare and their owners keep them on a leash. Also, it’s not typically something those cats do for people they’ve only moved in with two days ago. That’s why every cat owner knows to keep their nee cat inside for the first weeks to let them adapt.
- he’s 59 in the year 2015, works for a building company yet doesn’t grasp the concept of an iPad or any digital medium at all? Come on!
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
kt2e56's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Dementia, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
evander_og's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief
Minor: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infertility, Car accident, and Death of parent
sichloeng's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Infertility, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Car accident
stephbernoth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Homophobia, Infertility, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, and Religious bigotry
errie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Ableism, Medical content, and Dementia
Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Car accident
tmickey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Infertility