I picked this book up having heard it was highly rated with no idea what it was about. Holy crap. It is a beautiful book about the poignancy of losing a loved one and the human connections that can bring us back to the world when we think all is lost. You will laugh and you will cry. And then cry some more. I highly recommend this. The Swedish movie was amazing as well. 
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 -I was admittedly a bit bored for the first few chapters. It was when the author finally revealed that he was not, in fact, talking to his wife the whole time, but her picture, and that she has actually passed on, that I was sucked into this story. 
 -Ove's repeatedly bungled efforts to commit suicide due to the antics of his neighbors was great. The whole neighborhood really comes alive. And Ove's friendship with Parvaneh and her children was awesome as well. Ove really needed someone relentless like Parvaneh to befriend him. 
 -The author kept Sonja's disability underwraps for a while as well, and I liked that it was revealed via the kitchen set up. It perfectly shows off Ove's craftmanship skills and his love for his wife. 
 -This book pulls no punches with the tears. First Sonja's injury and the baby, and then her death, and then Ove's death. I cried so much. 
 -Holy crap, when the book comes full circle and you find out why he's buying an ipad, it was amazing. 
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