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A little slow goin but I was 100% invested all the way to the end.
Aug 16, 2023
Dana
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it was ok
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This book had a few features I generally enjoy. Much of it takes place in a bookstore. The chapters start with short story descriptions. But that was the end of the pros. The story was okay--there were some twists but much of it was predictable. The writing was pretty awful. One line saying that the gym smelled like "both kinds of balls" about summed up my feelings on the prose. Not that I wanted more to read, but the book makes some jumps in time as if the author just didn't want to deal with t
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I adored this book. Hands down one of my favorite reads. Everything needed to tell the story was perfectly built into the narrative. This is what I long for in literary fiction - beautiful character development, pacing perfection, no extra fluff that just adds to the word count but doesn't enhance the experience, and relatable connections between the reader and the characters. The story was heartwarming and heartbreaking in all the ways life is both of those experiences for everyone. I don't oft
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I listened to the absolutely wonderful audio production with my 11-year-old daughter. We both loved this book and were both in tears at the end. Scott Brick is always a favorite narrator, but he really does a fabulous job with this one. Definitely a good one to listen to.
This is about the bookiest book about books that there is. The story is set in a bookstore, there are book references throughout, and each chapter is introduced with a little note about a book or short story. I got many but not ...more
This is about the bookiest book about books that there is. The story is set in a bookstore, there are book references throughout, and each chapter is introduced with a little note about a book or short story. I got many but not ...more
This short novel, about a surly bookseller who loses his wife and finds a baby in his bookstore, was a cute book that is ultimately about how and what we love is who we are. All the reviews say this is a book for book lovers, but I didn't really love the style of writing.
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3.5 rounded up
This was a solid, engaging story with a measured, gentle pace. I enjoyed reading it, sometimes despite the quite schmaltzy language, because of the real gems mixed in. I guess I didn’t feel a lot of depth to the narrative, although I think the author was trying to achieve that. All in all - a nice summer read with some heartstring twanging.
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Jan 28, 2016
Amy
marked it as to-read
Mar 07, 2016
Sara
marked it as to-read
Jan 11, 2017
Barbara
rated it
really liked it
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2017-popsugar-challenge
Dec 25, 2018
Kaitlyn
marked it as to-read
Jun 25, 2021
Brandi
rated it
really liked it
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audiobooks,
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family-relationships,
realistic-fiction,
drama,
death,
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Jun 15, 2022
Adrienne
rated it
liked it
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Feb 24, 2023
Amy
marked it as to-read
May 18, 2023
Jen Ifer's Inklings
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Jan 16, 2024
Joanna Hennon
marked it as to-read
