Since starting in October 2016, my book club hasn't had the best luck with choosing books. Of the four we've read so far, I liked most of one , sort of liked some of another , didn't like one , and was ambivalent about another . For March, it was suggested we read a book-to-movie and then watch the movie. After much debate we settled on A Man Called Ove... ...and I'm so thankful we did! A Man Called Ove By Fredrik Backman 2014 337 pages Set in Sweden (though not at all different than what you might be used to), Ove* is your typical 'grumpy old man'. Like seriously grumpy. He lives in a residential complex and just wants to be left alone to [spoiler redacted], but his annoying neighbours (and one ragged kitty cat) keep interrupting! What's a cranky old man to do! I LOVED this book. It was so funny, and though there's a fair bit of sadness in it, the sardonic, cynical type of humour was laugh out loud worthy. So, not funny "ha-ha", but funny ...