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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry came highly recommended by many of my bookaholic friends, so I finally added it to my five-book pile and gave it a chance. I am glad I read it and agree with everyone who speaks so lovingly of this book. It also was not what I was expecting, but in a good way.
I was expecting A.J. to be a lot older than he actually was. I was thinking more like the age of [A Man Called] Ove. I was also expecting his personality to be more like Don from The Rosie Project. And the my ...more
I was expecting A.J. to be a lot older than he actually was. I was thinking more like the age of [A Man Called] Ove. I was also expecting his personality to be more like Don from The Rosie Project. And the my ...more
I read this book quickly because it was so full of vibrant characters who I cared about almost instantly. The story unfolds in ways that are unexpected. There are small details that become important and secrets that are kept and shared that are not at the center of the novel, but all around the edges. In the hands of a lesser author, the stories, the characters, the plots themselves might feel inauthentic but through the strong writing off Ziven and the protagonist A.J. Fikry, all the pieces com
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I don't care if this book was hackneyed.
As Bailey said, if you love bookstores and good books, you'll love this.
And I did. And yes, I cried like a loon. Though the story itself felt neat, the complexities of the situations that arose kept it from being trite. Must-read for bibliophiles! ...more
As Bailey said, if you love bookstores and good books, you'll love this.
And I did. And yes, I cried like a loon. Though the story itself felt neat, the complexities of the situations that arose kept it from being trite. Must-read for bibliophiles! ...more
A sweet and quirky bookish romance. Not perfect, by any means, but I enjoyed it for what it is.
I'd rather be able to give it 3&1/2 stars. I wanted to like it. It seemed like a book I should like. It seemed like it would be a quick, fun read. But I just never got that in to it.
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Nov 23, 2018
Jessica Haider
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This was our book club pick for November and overall people seemed to enjoy it. I would give it somewhere between 4.5 and 5 stars. For me, it was reminiscent of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and A Man Called Ove as far as mood and general feeling goes. It was a feel good read without being too sappy and sentimental.
The book was about a A.J. Fikry, a widower who owns a bookstore on an island off of Cape Cod. I loved all of the book references.
The book was about a A.J. Fikry, a widower who owns a bookstore on an island off of Cape Cod. I loved all of the book references.
Sep 05, 2015
shalini
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Jessica (BlogEared Books)
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