choose loneliness

Roderick 2022-12-26 09:16:39

This book tells the story of the last three weeks of a lonely old man's life. The plot is extremely simple and simple, but it is written by the author with warmth and touching. When kind people are hurt by the world again and again, and then become indifferent and mean, out of time, it is difficult to say whether it is this fast-developing society or this old man who insists. Ove, who has not waited until the end of his life, has been rejected by society, and at the same time he is also alienated from the outside world, becoming more and more withdrawn. When everything he held dear was gone, Ove finally decided to die. Ove's life is a life of taciturn and hard work. He adheres to the life creed of "taking responsibility, supporting oneself, and keeping oneself clean", and believes in justice, morality, hard work, and a world where right and wrong are clear, even if he has never been appreciated. Beneath the quiet and indifferent appearance, there is a deep attachment and love for his deceased wife.

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A Man Called Ove quotes

  • Ove: Some people say that fate is the result of our own foolishness.

  • Ove: Hey! What are you doing?

    Mähät: It scratched Prince.

    Ove: Throw another stone and I'll sew a doormat with your mop!

    Mähät: It is a chihuahua. And the cat certainly has both rabies and plague.

    Ove: Oh, yes. Clearly, you do, too, but we do not throw stones at you.

    Mähät: You still think you can do whatever you want? Slimy fucking old man. I'll tell Anders.

    Ove: Go ahead, tell him. If you can make someone who drives an Audi understand. Four zeros on the grill and a fifth at the wheel. If that dog pees in our area again, I'll electrify it. Idiot!