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In French, there’s a phrase for the random urge to jump from high places, the irrational desire to swerve into traffic despite imminent destruction: l'appel du vide, the call of the void.
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“Ove feels an instinctive skepticism towards all people taller than six feet; the blood can’t quite make it all the way up to the brain.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you’ll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk.”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
“You have to love me twice as much now," she said.
And then Ove lied to her for the second - and last - time: he said that he would. Even though he knew it wasn't possible for him to love her anymore than he already did.”
― A Man Called Ove
And then Ove lied to her for the second - and last - time: he said that he would. Even though he knew it wasn't possible for him to love her anymore than he already did.”
― A Man Called Ove
“People will trust a reliable criminal more readily than a shady businessman.”
― Artemis
― Artemis
“Ove had never been asked how he lived before he met her. But if anyone had asked him, he would have answered that he didn’t.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
Mery B’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mery B’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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263 books
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204 books
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53 books
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101 books
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66 books
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6 friends
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