So, you just saw the movie A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks. It was heartwarming and sweet! And you want to keep those warm fuzzies going. Well, there are a good number of books that are similar, starting with the book that the movie was based on, A MAN CALLED OVE. However, we have lots of other books with protagonists who are rejuvenated by an interaction with a new friend or a new experience. We’ve listed some of them below.
100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED by Jonas Jonasson (DB 75820; LB 07275) |
AVAILABLE MAN by Hilma Wolitzer (BR 19617) |
BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL by Deborah Moggach (DB 89071) |
BIG FINISH by Brooke Fossey (DB 100114; BR 24769) |
BRILLIANT LIFE OF EUDORA HONEYSETT by Annie Lyons (DB 103795; BR 24721) |
CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER by Phaedra Patrick (DB 85718; BR 21656) |
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman (DB 87829; LB 09081) |
ETTA AND OTTO AND RUSSELL AND JAMES by Emma Hooper (DB 81826; BRG 03833; LB 08102) |
EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER by Linda Holmes (DB 95700, BR 22754) |
HOW NOT TO DIE ALONE by Richard Roper (DB 95289) |
JOAN IS OKAY by Weike Wang (DB 106795) |
LILLIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK by Kathleen Rooney (DB 86852) |
LITTLE OLD LADY WHO BROKE ALL THE RULES by C. Ingelman-Sundberg (DBC 06241) |
LOST AND FOUND by Brooke Davis (DB 80899) |
LOVE STORY OF MISSY CARMICHAEL by Beth Morrey (DB 99047) |
MAJOR PETTIGREW’S LAST STAND by Helen Simonson (DB 70760; BR 18827; LB 06441) |
MY GRANDMOTHER ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SHE’S SORRY by Fredrik Backman (DB 83204) |
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt (DB 107924; BR 24204; LB 14401) |
STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY by Gabrielle Zevin (DB 78978; LB 09180) |
STORY OF ARTHUR TRULUV by Elizabeth Berg (DB 89990; BR 22155) |
SWITCH by Beth O’Leary (DB 100417) |
UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY by Rachel Joyce (DB 76196; BR 20792) |
VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS by Jesse Q. Sutanto (DB 113039; LB 14540) |