![]() ![]() A world full of friends who no longer are or can be who they once were. A world that is full of new technology and neighbors that no longer look or act like Ove. A world that has changed in ways Ove does not agree with or want. Ove must face the life that was and the life that is. ![]() ![]() The book takes place in a three-week window of Ove’s life, and within that window the author masterfully, in a very simple, direct writing style fills in the back story of Ove’s life that has brought him to these life-changing moments. Ove judges everyone by the car they drive (do you?) As you delve deeper into the world of Ove, you will find this is just the beginning of the many principles (some might even say non-negotiable rules), Ove lives by. As the book goes on, you will learn that a Saab is the only kind of car Ove will own. The very first sentence of the book tells us that Ove (a Swede) is fifty-nine years old and drives a Saab. “A Man Called Ove” is a novel by Fredrik Backman which takes place in Sweden. I remember thinking, “that book must be worth it,” and it is! As my eyes closed heavy with sleep I could hear his peals of laughter at what he was reading. At the end of a long day on a mission trip in Africa, while all the rest of us thankfully collapsed into our beds, one of my colleagues couldn’t wait to get out the book he was reading. ![]()
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