So I started reading “A Man Called Ove” after seeing such hype about it and I’m currently at 11% of the book (chapter 5) and I’m pretty bored. If the rest of the book continues like this boring short stories of how ove is, as a person, I don’t want to continue it. After 5 chapters, I get that Ove is an “Angry at the world” type of person but stretch it so long?

Is there really anything good going to happen in the book? Or should I stop?

NB: I read books without reading synopsis because I don’t want to kill the thrill and no spoiler in the comments also please

  • little_carmine_@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Ok I’m here to say put it down. I absolutely hated it and I don’t understand why it’s so loved. I personally couldn’t stand this unbelievable charicature of a man (he’s 59, doesn’t know what a laptop is. Come on). I hated the constant supposed-to-be-funny similes.

    I rarely put books down, but this is the kind that you know pretty fast if you like or not. Like Hitchhikers guide - if you haven’t smiled a single time for the first 3 pages, chances are you’re not going to enjoy it.