March 2017 Book Club "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman
Hi Book Club Members, March’s meeting at Natilie’s Pizzeria for discussion of the novel A Man Called Ove was well attended and, as always, enjoyable. Barb D., Barb K., Cheryl, Ginnie, Lori, Kathy, Sharon, and I examined the many eccentricities of Fredrik Backman’s main character, Ove. No matter how crabby and cratchity a man Ove was described to be, we all understood his fragility and insecurity. And maybe even a little bit of an undefined behavioral disorder adds to Ove’s inexorable endearment. Ove grew up “the hard way.” As a child, he lost his mother to cancer, and as a teen, he lost his father to tragedy. Life’s hardships, quite naturally, paved the way for the development of Ove’s severely pessimistic nature. Luckily for Ove, fate smiled on him the day he spotted the sun reflecting off a golden brooch pinned to the dress of Sonja, the woman who recognized Ove’s own shining treasure, his committed heart, and she agreed to become his wife. Throughout their marr...