I don't think I've actually finished a book in time for book club in a year. (Shhh....don't tell them)
Until now! I finished this one. Thanks to a public transit study I was helping with, which gave me extra reading time while bus-waiting and such, and then the Readathon, which gave me the excuse to sit down at home and read for hours at a stretch. Also, it helped that I liked the book. At first, not so much, but as I got into it, I really loved it.
My one complaint is that it says on page one that Ove is 59 years old, but I forgot that and decided in my head that he was a grumpy old man in his 70s or 80s. Fifty-nine is not old! And is there seriously a 59 year old who doesn't know what an iPad is? I was under the impression that Sweden was not a backwater country where 59 is old and iPads are new-fangled inventions, but maybe I'm wrong.
With that complaint out of the way: I liked grumpy Ove. I liked his neighbors, and the cat that moved in with him against his better judgement. And, I liked the ending--which, have I mentioned, I read?
Here's a hot tip for you: book club discussions are more interesting when you've read the book. Who knew?
Playlist:
One of my favorite groups is First Aid Kit, a sister duo from Sweden. I think their song Emmylou is a good pick for this book.
I want to be in your book club! I get frustrated with mine because they don't take it seriously enough and often don't finish the book. I loved this book too.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have you in my book club! Maybe you could fly in once a month. ;-)
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