Ove is a miserable, rotten SOB. I hate him already and I just started the book. He's such a negative, self-centered, cynical, intolerant person, I am starting to think something might be wrong with his mind.

As he meets his new neighbors for the first time, I get the feeling the author is intending him to be a lovable, miserable SOB. Kind of like a Mr. Magoo [N. American cartoon character] who is always complaining and insults everyone yet people see past that and find it cute.

Now that I have finished reading this book, I sympathize with Ove and understand him a lot better. He still is, however, a cold, cynical, anal curmudgeon in my opinion. He looks down his nose at people if they don't have similar likes and opinions as he does. The author helps us to understand why, on a certain level, he is like this. And luckily the author shows this Ove character has a heart, deep, deep, deep, deep down for his very close friends.

The author did a tremendous job at telling his story, showing his personality, and sharing with us the life of this SOB. Very good job to the talented author! The author made me FEEL and for that, it was a very good book. Thank you Mr. Backman for spending the time and hard work to write this novel.

I hear a movie is coming out soon and I intend to see it.