En Man Som Heter Ove
by Fredrik Backman
★ Top 10 book of 2012 · #10 on Best Books of 2012
Ove is a gruff, rule-bound neighbor whose quiet routines are upended when a lively young family moves in next door. Humor and warmth emerge as friendship, stray cats, and a hidden sorrow soften him.
Best for: Readers who enjoy funny, heartwarming stories about a grumpy man and unlikely friendships
En Man Som Heter Ove is #10 on BookWard's Best Books of 2012, out of 58 2012 books that cleared our data bar.
What En Man Som Heter Ove is about
Ove is a curmudgeon with firm principles, strict routines and a short fuse. He points at people he dislikes as though they were burglars outside his bedroom window, and the neighbors call him the bitter man from hell. But behind that cranky exterior lies a story and a sadness. One November morning, a chatty young couple with two equally chatty daughters move in next door and promptly flatten his mailbox. What follows is comical and heartwarming, with unkempt cats, an unexpected friendship and a U-Haul that needs backing up. The newcomers change Ove, and the local residents' association, right down to the foundations. Fredrik Backman's novel, first published in Swedish, is warm, funny and bittersweet.
En Man Som Heter Ove on the Best Books of 2012
En Man Som Heter Ove came out in 2012. Of the 58 books first published in 2012 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #10 on our Best Books of 2012 list.
Why it made the list: 888 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (70 ratings); 38 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2012 list
- Keeper of the Lost Cities Shannon Messenger, #8
- Quiet Susan Cain, #9
- Destroy Me Tahereh Mafi, #11
- Bared to You Sylvia Day, #12
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More years: Best Books of 2011 Best Books of 2013.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 750 want to read it, 38 are reading it now and 100 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 70 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 78 | 55% |
| Reader love | 84 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 71 | 20% |
Questions about En Man Som Heter Ove
When was En Man Som Heter Ove published?
En Man Som Heter Ove by Fredrik Backman was first published in 2012.
Was En Man Som Heter Ove one of the best books of 2012?
En Man Som Heter Ove is #10 on BookWard's Best Books of 2012, out of 58 2012 books that cleared our data bar. 888 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (70 ratings); 38 are reading it right now.
Why is En Man Som Heter Ove on the Best Books of 2012 list?
888 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (70 ratings); 38 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2012
- Wonder R. J. Palacio, #1
- The Fault in Our Stars John Green, #2
- The Selection (the Selection #1) Kiera Cass, #3
- Drama Raina Telgemeier, #4
- Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas, #5
- The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, #6
See the full Best Books of 2012, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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