A refreshingly candid and honest book that many will find extremely inspiring. Michelle dwells on issues that are likely to resonate with many an urban woman.

Picked it up as part of #popsugarchallenge#nostalgiabook. I probably was driven by how the book made me feel when I had read it in my teens. While I still enjoyed reading parts of it, in totality I found the book predictable and written from a very child like perspective. It has its moments but overall is not a very gripping book.

Loved the book. At the end of the day, we all know someone who is Ove. Even if we think we don't, there is a little bit of Ove in each one of us.

Read it as part of my #popsugarchallenge#setinscandinavia

Only a swine thinks size and strength are the same thing.

You miss the strangest things when you lose someone. Little things. Smiles.

Funnily, in his autobiography it isn't Trevor Noah who appeals the most. The book left me thinking about this remarkable woman who gave birth to him and raised him. I was left wanting to hear her side of the story.
Having said that this book is a must read since it gives one an insight into living in apartheid South Africa. It tells us what makes Trevor Noah the man he is today. The writing is anecdotal and not linear, yet is quite engrossing.

The stories in this collection are about loneliness of men and how their lives are punctuated by women who are absent. The stories talk about missed opportunities and how the men find it difficult to stay connected without the women in their lives. Some of the stories appeal immediately, while others linger and start to make sense upon deep introspection. Not all stories are great, but there is a lot to like in the book.

Liked it for the way it was written...there is something about letter writing that immediately appeals to me. It also gave me an insight into little know stories about World War two. Watched the movie as well - but it disappoints. Read the book first. The book is funny, thoughtful and insightful, though the second half gets a little too predictable for my liking. At the core, it is about love of reading and magic of books. So just pick it up.

This book holds a mirror to the lives of Kodagu people - their food, their culture, rituals, their superstitions,and their relationships - in the pre-independence era and the British influence on all of it. To me, this book is the Indian/Coorgi equivalent of China Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Loved it. The book is replete with rich imagery, all so vividly portrayed that you can visualise the life as it was from those times. A must read.

Loved the book. It is a breezy read, and Kambili's journey of self-discovery touches your heart. Adichie writes beautifully, and she has captured the conflict between those who follow the "old world" and the "new world" and those who find the middle path in a captivating manner.
Read Achebe's Things Fall Apart, before reading this to put this book in the right context.

Loved the book. For me, it is one of the best books I read this year. Paul's journey from his passion for literature to becoming a neurosurgeon, juxtaposed against his journey from his cancer diagnosis to his acceptance of his own mortality is written in stunning prose and clarity of thought. The narrative touches your heart, and you end up feeling that often the dying 'are the ones who have the most to teach us about life's.