It’s been a busy week with twelve hour days at the day job. This means that for once I find myself short on words. This is perhaps fitting though given that this week’s review is similarly short and sweet. Only so many words can describe Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove before I must implore… Continue reading When Stories Eclipse Words
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A Man Called Ove
During a book launch event for Anxious People hosted by Left Bank Books in St. Louis, author Fredrik Backman said something along the lines of: I’m not a good writer. I’m a good storyteller. While Mr. Backman was certainly being modest, I understand the sentiment of his statement. His debut novel A Man Called Ove… Continue reading A Man Called Ove