A Man Called Ove

A Man Called Ove is a well crafted, feel good novel about a very grumpy old man called Ove. At first I was really offput but Ove's grumpiness but I think everyone else in the story and the fitting ending made up for it. 

Even though I have zero emotional investment and strongly dislike him (until the end lol), I thought Backman did a fantastic job developing Ove. The use of flashbacks and symbolism really paint a story of who is Ove and why he's a big meanie who distrusts everyone he meets.