Adult Book Club at the M.S. Kirby Library

Name: Adult Book Club at the M.S. Kirby Library
Start: 2025-10-21T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Marian Sutherland Kirby Library

Schedule

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Marian Sutherland Kirby Library | Mountain Top, PA

This month we will be reading "A Man Calle Ove" by Fredrik Backman. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk. Please stop by the Library, or call (570-474-9313), to register.
“You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel new sympathy for the curmudgeons in your life.” —People
The #1 New York Times bestseller about the grumpy old man next door that’s an uplifting exploration of the unreliability of first impressions and a reminder that life is sweeter when it is shared with other people. Also a major film called A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks.
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.
Fredrik Backman’s beloved first novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others. “If there was an award for ‘Most Charming Book of the Year,’ this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down” (Booklist, starred review).