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The book opens with the main character, 59-year-old Ove, attempting to buy a computer in an electronics store. He is demanding and out-of-touch with modern technology, asking the shop assistant about an “O-pad” in a dismissive manner: “So this is one of those O-pads, is it?” (1).
He is suspicious of the tablet and doesn’t quite understand it. When the young shop assistant tries to explain, Ove quickly becomes exasperated: “I want a computer! A normal bloody computer!” (2). The shop assistant proposes a laptop, but this also does not fit into Ove’s definition of what he considers to be a computer.
The assistant convinces Ove to consider a MacBook—or “McBook” (3) as Ove calls it. Ove’s ornery manner wears out the assistant, who calls over a colleague to demonstrate the device while he goes to lunch. The young man’s mention of lunch sets Ove off again: “Lunch […] That’s the only thing people care about nowadays” (4). Then, sneering, Ove walks out of the shop without buying anything.
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