3.5 stars rounded down. Uneven, like life itself. No plot, like life itself.

I must say, though, I really hated his father. I understand that people are complicated and that his father wasn't all bad, but considering the outsize effect he had on Karl Ove's life . . . Yes, I know that ambivalent parents have a greater influence than the good or evil parent, but still . . .

Yes, it's personal. About my own father. Live with it.