ESL Book Discussion

We'll meet in person to discuss A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman over several weeks. You'll read about 50 pages each week on your own, and then we'll answer questions and discuss plot developments when we meet on Wednesdays. Our last day will be February 14th. Copies of the book are available at the FCL Farmington Information Desk.

Synopsis:

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 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.

There will also be an ESL Movie Talks event, watching A Man Called Otto based on A Man Called Ove, on February 28th!