“Life is a Curious Thing. Winter turns to spring and Parvaneh passes her driving test. Of teaches Adrian how to change tires. The kid may have bought a Toyota, but that doesn't mean he's entirely beyond help, Ove explains to Sonja when he visits her one Sunday in April. The he shows her some photographs of Parvaneh's little boy. Four months old and as fat as a seal pup. Patrick has tried to force one of those cell phone camera things on Ove, but he doesn't trust them. So he walks around with a thick wad of paper copies inside his wallet instead, held together by a rubber band. Shows everyone he meets. Even the people who work at the florist's,”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“So there were certainly people who thought that feelings could not be judged by looking at cars. But they were wrong.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“You only need one ray of light to chase all the shadows away,”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“It's strange how close love and fear live to each other.”
― My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
― My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
“He's silent. And then they both stand there, the fifty-nine-year-old and the teenager, a few yards apart, kicking at the snow. As if they were kicking a memory back and forth, a memory of a woman who insisted on seeing more potential in certain men than they saw in themselves.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
Jennifer’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jennifer’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jennifer
Lists liked by Jennifer

























