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cady_sass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
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
manonschuur'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: Medical trauma and Suicide attempt
humbleearth'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
4.0
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
hwaters95'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: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Grief, and Medical trauma
Minor: Cancer and Domestic abuse
vegabela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child death, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Ableism and Homophobia
a_muggle'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
Graphic: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, and Dementia
Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Blood
jasmijn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The characters are all excellent - at first most of them appear caricatures, but eventually they will all gain depth as Ove let's go of (some of) his prejudices and opinions.
Ove himself seems built out of every male family member I have. The parking money thing, always having the same car brand, mostly spending time tightening screws about the house, and most of all, loving deeply in general quietness are things I recognise from either my father or grandfather. Add my brother's grumpiness and stubbornness and there's Ove.
My grandfather isn't alive anymore, but I've often been thinking fondly of his endless cycle of new Renaults while reading this. And reading this made me thankful I get to witness the same unconditional love Ove has for his wife in my father every day.
My only irk with this book was the character Jimmy. His entire personality was basically "the fat guy" and even though he got his own backstory in the end, it didn't feel like it was just Ove's prejudiced gaze that influenced how he was written.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Domestic abuse
natashac42'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, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia