A Man Called Ove

Book • 2015 • Drama  

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Does the dog die?
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Is a child abused?
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StaleOrchid
While not directly stated, it is implied that the abusive boyfriend of Jimmy's mother also abused Jimmy. Also vague reference to period typical methods of physically disciplining children in Ove's youth.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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cardinalrule16
A cat is kicked by the main character and the same cat is also hurt by a side character's dog and is threatened by that side character as well. Main character sets up a system to electrocute a dog, but he takes it down before any harm comes to the dog
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Does a cat die?
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cardinalrule16
Ove and his wife's cat dies when it gets hit by a car
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Does a dragon die?
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Bodily Harm
Is there a hanging?
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One of Ove's multiple suicide attempts
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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ycats33
no v* in the movie
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Medical
Is there a hospital scene?
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Ove's wife has/had cancer
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Abbienormal
There are 5 separate suicide plans/attempts, some of which are detailed and the second one becomes a running joke through the book.
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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Prejudice
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StaleOrchid
Hard to tell due to the book being a translation, but Ove frequently calls a gay man "bent" which may have been a slur in the original Swedish text
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Are there fat jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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