As we come to the end of the month, hopefully you have had time to start to read our first long form book A Man Called Ove. Today we wanted to post a few discussion question to help keep the conversation going!
Feel free to answer the questions below in Comments or keep sharing your own thoughts on the story.
And, stay tuned for our next long form title, and check out our short form readings too.
Discussion Questions
- Several times throughout the novel, Ove attempts suicide only to be disrupted by one of his neighbors who needs something done. Towards the end, Parvaneh tells a doctor that “Ove is quite clearly UTTERLY LOUSY at dying!” (329). Do you think that Parvaneh (or any of the others) knew that Ove was actively trying to kill himself? If so, at what point do you think she (or they) realized it? (Question from FunFandomBlog)
- As readers, we get to know Ove slowly, with his past only being revealed piece by piece. What surprised you about Ove’s past? Why do you think the author revealed Ove’s past the way that he did? (Question from Simon and Shuster)
- The truism “it takes a village to raise a child” has some resonance with A Man Called Ove. How does the eclectic cast of posers, suits, deadbeats, and teens each help Ove in their own way? (Question from Simon and Shuster)