As we can expect from the novel, Swetcha is a story about struggle
for freedom. Volga is a writer with progressive thoughts. She discusses
gender roles in personal and public contexts. Her deep desire that women
should have freedom to take decisions in families and also in public
life is visible in this story. She also touches upon the issues like
women not having control over their bodies and unable to choose abortion
even if they want to. [Incomplete]
Plot : This book is a character based novel. It's about a grumpy old man called Ove who is old fashioned, introverted, thinks that rules are important for life, and does little else other than work at office and home. He starts being happy when he finds the love of his life who is quite opposite to him in many of the ways. She is extroverted, fun loving and reads a lot as she enjoys abstract things as well. The book is about how Ove has reacted to the departure of the only person that understood him from his life. What does he do when he finds himself in an ocean of loneliness? Positives : Characters are very well written, especially the lead character of Ove. His life is explained in detail starting from his childhood to the time of the story. Incidents which are explained makes you feel for Ove however grumpy he is. Other characters, surrounding the main character, are also well written. Authors seems to be really good at capturing the sma...

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