A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

I was browsing in the Libby app the other day looking for an audiobook to listen to as I was working. I came across this gem that was available to checkout.  The premise of the book at first was a bit depressing as Ove is facing life without his wife who has recently passed away. He decides he would rather join her in death than live what he thinks is a pointless life alone. He lays plans to take his life simply and neatly but is thwarted at every turn by people he is at first irritated and annoyed by and who he thinks are idiots. Slowly, though, they become a part of him and he loves and serves them in his own curmudgeonly way. 

Recommend: Yes

Ficiton, death, family, friends

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The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

 I have been in love with C.S. Lewis' Narnia books since I was a child and made my own wardrobe in my closet where I read them all. This is the last in the series and I wanted something to listen to as I went on my walk. Again, Spotify has free audiobooks and this was one of them. A plus was it was read by Patrick Stewart, he did a phenomal job!  

I don't often reread this last book in the series but I was fascinated with Lewis' symbolism as he illustrated the end of the Narnia world and described going into Aslan's country. I was enjoying it so much I kept listening as I came home and did the dishes and cleaned the house with the story in my ears. 

Recommend: Yes. 

Junior fiction, fantasy, end of the world, Narnia, talking animals, religion