lovunakim's review
5.0
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Baca buku ini karena disuruh temenku ₍ᐢ•ﻌ•ᐢ₎
Ternyata bukunya bagus banget! Buku ini bikin ketawa, sedih, terharu, jengkel, pokoknya semua campur aduk.
Alur cerita dalam buku ini maju mundur. Ove memiliki masa lalu yg keras karena didikan ayahnya, hal itu membuat Ove menjadi pribadi yg tempramental.
Ove adalah seorang kakek tua yg memegang prinsip dan kebeneran, ia sangat kaku dan tidak suka jika ada yg melanggar peraturan. Hidup Ove terbilang membosankan, dan hitam putih, namun setelah ia bertemu dengan Sonja, ia mulai melihat warna dalam diri Sonja. Ia jatuh cinta dengan Sonja. Ove dan Sonja adalah dua pribadi yg saling bertentangan, namun mereka saling melengkapi satu sama lain.
Ketika Sonja meninggal, Ove kehilangan semangat hidupnya. Ia ingin bersama Sonja. Ove menarik diri dari lingkungan dan orang-orang disekitarnya. Dia berusaha untuk mengakhiri hidupnya, namun upayanya itu selalu gagal. Ada saja yg membuat aksi bunuh dirinya gagal. Lalu kehadiran tetangga barunya mulai memengaruhi kehidupan Ove.
Ove yg temperamental akhirnya perlahan luluh oleh keluarga kecil itu. Ove yg sebenernya adalah seorang yg baik dan penyayang.
Mungkin saat awal membaca buku ini kamu tidak akan terlalu menyukai sosok Ove, namun perlahan kamu akan mulai mencintai Ove dari segala yg ia lakukan dalam buku ini.
Buku ini memiliki penulisan yg cukup unik di setiap chapter nya, seperti diary keseharian Ove dengan orang-orang disekitarnya, tiap chapter memiliki kisah yg berbeda yg bila disatukan akan menjadi kisah utuh seorang Ove. Gaya bahasa yg cukup lawak juga tidak lepas dalam buku ini.
Buku ini sangat sangat bagus dan sangat aku rekomendasikan untuk kalian baca!
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Baca buku ini karena disuruh temenku ₍ᐢ•ﻌ•ᐢ₎
Ternyata bukunya bagus banget! Buku ini bikin ketawa, sedih, terharu, jengkel, pokoknya semua campur aduk.
Alur cerita dalam buku ini maju mundur. Ove memiliki masa lalu yg keras karena didikan ayahnya, hal itu membuat Ove menjadi pribadi yg tempramental.
Ove adalah seorang kakek tua yg memegang prinsip dan kebeneran, ia sangat kaku dan tidak suka jika ada yg melanggar peraturan. Hidup Ove terbilang membosankan, dan hitam putih, namun setelah ia bertemu dengan Sonja, ia mulai melihat warna dalam diri Sonja. Ia jatuh cinta dengan Sonja. Ove dan Sonja adalah dua pribadi yg saling bertentangan, namun mereka saling melengkapi satu sama lain.
Ketika Sonja meninggal, Ove kehilangan semangat hidupnya. Ia ingin bersama Sonja. Ove menarik diri dari lingkungan dan orang-orang disekitarnya. Dia berusaha untuk mengakhiri hidupnya, namun upayanya itu selalu gagal. Ada saja yg membuat aksi bunuh dirinya gagal. Lalu kehadiran tetangga barunya mulai memengaruhi kehidupan Ove.
Ove yg temperamental akhirnya perlahan luluh oleh keluarga kecil itu. Ove yg sebenernya adalah seorang yg baik dan penyayang.
Mungkin saat awal membaca buku ini kamu tidak akan terlalu menyukai sosok Ove, namun perlahan kamu akan mulai mencintai Ove dari segala yg ia lakukan dalam buku ini.
Buku ini memiliki penulisan yg cukup unik di setiap chapter nya, seperti diary keseharian Ove dengan orang-orang disekitarnya, tiap chapter memiliki kisah yg berbeda yg bila disatukan akan menjadi kisah utuh seorang Ove. Gaya bahasa yg cukup lawak juga tidak lepas dalam buku ini.
Buku ini sangat sangat bagus dan sangat aku rekomendasikan untuk kalian baca!
ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
nicolefan's review
3.0
3.5/5
ove was just a heartbroken man with a need to look out for everyone. never thought i'd read the word saab so many times.
a quote from sonja cause she's the best:
“To love someone is like moving into a house," Sonja used to say. "At first you fall in love in everything new, you wonder every morning that this is one's own, as if they are afraid that someone will suddenly come tumbling through the door and say that there has been a serious mistake and that it simply was not meant to would live so fine. But as the years go by, the facade worn, the wood cracks here and there, and you start to love this house not so much for all the ways it is perfect in that for all the ways it is not. You become familiar with all its nooks and crannies. How to avoid that the key gets stuck in the lock if it is cold outside. Which floorboards have some give when you step on them, and exactly how to open the doors for them not to creak. That's it, all the little secrets that make it your home.”
ove was just a heartbroken man with a need to look out for everyone. never thought i'd read the word saab so many times.
a quote from sonja cause she's the best:
“To love someone is like moving into a house," Sonja used to say. "At first you fall in love in everything new, you wonder every morning that this is one's own, as if they are afraid that someone will suddenly come tumbling through the door and say that there has been a serious mistake and that it simply was not meant to would live so fine. But as the years go by, the facade worn, the wood cracks here and there, and you start to love this house not so much for all the ways it is perfect in that for all the ways it is not. You become familiar with all its nooks and crannies. How to avoid that the key gets stuck in the lock if it is cold outside. Which floorboards have some give when you step on them, and exactly how to open the doors for them not to creak. That's it, all the little secrets that make it your home.”
tcu3's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Probably my least favorite of Fredrick backmans but still sooo good. Love really brings out the best in everyone
raeyaao's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
4.75
ekmcaulay's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
perry417's review against another edition
5.0
I wasn't sure this was the book for me. A curmudgeonly, solitary older man who (and I don't think this is a spoiler alert) attempts suicide several times? And it's "funny"? I felt that this description hit on too many characteristics of my own family experiences, and I started this book ready and willing to put it down if it was too emotionally difficult to me.
Oh, but it wasn't. Ove is a character who will stay with me for quite a while. What some people said was "funny" wasn't at all -- it was tender, and sweet, and filled with love and longing. The suicide attempts were not the core of the story, at least not to me, and I'm so glad that didn't prevent me from reading this book.
This book was so, so beautifully written. It's not that I didn't "like" Ove at the beginning -- although he's certainly gruff and outspoken and ill-tempered at first. I was curious about him, about what made him tick, and like so many other reviewers, I softened toward him bit by bit as more of his back story was filled in. And it was done with such a light touch, with humanity and grace and understanding. This was a book that sneaks up on you with its beauty and spirit. I especially appreciated the love story with Sonja, his decades of friendship/animosity with his neighbor Rune, and the evolution of his relationship with Parvaneh and her children.
This was a great book group pick; I really enjoyed our conversation about it!
Oh, but it wasn't. Ove is a character who will stay with me for quite a while. What some people said was "funny" wasn't at all -- it was tender, and sweet, and filled with love and longing. The suicide attempts were not the core of the story, at least not to me, and I'm so glad that didn't prevent me from reading this book.
This book was so, so beautifully written. It's not that I didn't "like" Ove at the beginning -- although he's certainly gruff and outspoken and ill-tempered at first. I was curious about him, about what made him tick, and like so many other reviewers, I softened toward him bit by bit as more of his back story was filled in. And it was done with such a light touch, with humanity and grace and understanding. This was a book that sneaks up on you with its beauty and spirit. I especially appreciated the love story with Sonja, his decades of friendship/animosity with his neighbor Rune, and the evolution of his relationship with Parvaneh and her children.
This was a great book group pick; I really enjoyed our conversation about it!
azdesert_bookworm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0