The One-in-a-Million Boy in Around the World in 80 Books

Jan 21, 2020 Laura rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: friend-love, library-request, contemporary, hoopla, lib-has-audio, library, 2020, old-and-young, on-new-laptop, on-mp3

If you enjoy books that explore the relationship between someone very old and another very young, you'd probably really like this. The writing is smooth and easy to read and I fell for the main characters immediately. I was sucked in quickly and the pages effortlessly turned. The audio performance was also good. Not perfect, but serviceable and enjoyable.

Are we all tempted to judge a book by its cover? I know I do. I was looking for a light but not too light uplifting read and this cover seemed ...more

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Jun 10, 2016 Alisa rated it really liked it

Such a hard novel to describe: quirky, sad, funny, beautiful and at times frustrating. But I'm sitting here crying at the end, knowing I am going to miss these characters. 4.5 stars ...more

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Sep 29, 2019 Rachel N. rated it liked it

Shelves: maine, friendship, read-in-2019, music, grief

Quinn's 11 year old son has died and at the request of his ex-wife Belle, Quinn agrees to finish the boys remaining weeks helping 104 year old Ona as part of a Boy Scout project. Quinn is a musician who was never fully there for his family. Ona is trying to become the oldest licensed driver in the Guinness book of world record due to the deceased boys influence. I liked Quinn and Ona and this would have been four stars except for one thing I couldn't get past. The boys name is never stated and t ...more

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Apr 25, 2016 Stacey rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Jul 06, 2019 Kemlo rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

I seem to have a thing for books about "old people" lately, and like the others I've read this tender story broke my heart open yet again. So many wonderful characters, such painful struggles, but ultimately . . . redemptive and beautiful. I expected Ona (the old woman) to be my favorite, or maybe the boy, but though both of those characters were appealing, in the end, I decided Quinn was the one I cared about the most.

Have a box of tissues handy if you read this one through to the end. ...more

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