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A review by bridgetkay
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
Did not finish. Could not finish. I got more enjoyment reading the 1-star reviews for this book.
The character is problematic as all hell and I really have no interest in a story centred on a white man who’s surrounded by people who aren’t white men as supporting characters to some kind of redemption arc. Any time I attempted to read this, it put me in a bad mood. So for self care purposes, I will not be finishing this.
The character is problematic as all hell and I really have no interest in a story centred on a white man who’s surrounded by people who aren’t white men as supporting characters to some kind of redemption arc. Any time I attempted to read this, it put me in a bad mood. So for self care purposes, I will not be finishing this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent