Community Book Club: A Man Called Ove

Are you looking to connect with others? Do you love reading all kinds of books? If you answered yes, the Community Book Club is for you! The November/December book is A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.

Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.” But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn’t walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?

Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations.

The Community Book Club will meet via Zoom on Thursday, November 21 and Thursday, December 5, from 6–7:30 p.m.

To register, please send an email to abunton1@iit.edu, and you will receive the meeting credentials.