{"id":6717,"date":"2024-11-07T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsl.texas.gov\/texastalkingbooks\/?p=6717"},"modified":"2024-11-04T13:03:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T19:03:04","slug":"books-like-man-called-otto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsl.texas.gov\/texastalkingbooks\/2024\/11\/07\/books-like-man-called-otto\/","title":{"rendered":"Books Similar to the Movie A Man Called Otto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So, you just saw the movie A Man Called Otto<\/em> 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\u2019ve listed some of them below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED by Jonas Jonasson (DB 75820; LB 07275)<\/td><\/tr>
AVAILABLE MAN by Hilma Wolitzer (BR 19617)<\/td><\/tr>
BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL by Deborah Moggach (DB 89071)<\/td><\/tr>
BIG FINISH by Brooke Fossey (DB 100114; BR 24769)<\/td><\/tr>
BRILLIANT LIFE OF EUDORA HONEYSETT by Annie Lyons (DB 103795; BR 24721)<\/td><\/tr>
CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER by Phaedra Patrick (DB 85718; BR 21656)<\/td><\/tr>
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman (DB 87829; LB 09081)<\/td><\/tr>
ETTA AND OTTO AND RUSSELL AND JAMES by Emma Hooper (DB 81826; BRG 03833; LB 08102)<\/td><\/tr>
EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER by Linda Holmes (DB 95700, BR 22754)<\/td><\/tr>
HOW NOT TO DIE ALONE by Richard Roper (DB 95289)<\/td><\/tr>
JOAN IS OKAY by Weike Wang (DB 106795)<\/td><\/tr>
LILLIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK by Kathleen Rooney (DB 86852)<\/td><\/tr>
LITTLE OLD LADY WHO BROKE ALL THE RULES by C. Ingelman-Sundberg (DBC 06241)<\/td><\/tr>
LOST AND FOUND by Brooke Davis (DB 80899)<\/td><\/tr>
LOVE STORY OF MISSY CARMICHAEL by Beth Morrey (DB 99047)<\/td><\/tr>
MAJOR PETTIGREW’S LAST STAND by Helen Simonson (DB 70760; BR 18827; LB 06441)<\/td><\/tr>
MY GRANDMOTHER ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SHE’S SORRY by Fredrik Backman (DB 83204)<\/td><\/tr>
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt (DB 107924; BR 24204; LB 14401)<\/td><\/tr>
STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY by Gabrielle Zevin (DB 78978; LB 09180)<\/td><\/tr>
STORY OF ARTHUR TRULUV by Elizabeth Berg (DB 89990; BR 22155)<\/td><\/tr>
SWITCH by Beth O\u2019Leary (DB 100417)<\/td><\/tr>
UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY by Rachel Joyce (DB 76196; BR 20792)<\/td><\/tr>
VERA WONG\u2019S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS by Jesse Q. Sutanto (DB 113039; LB 14540)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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