The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
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Katarina Bivald
New York Times and USA Today Bestseller!Katarina Bivald's The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend is a sweet, smart, and uplifting story about how books find us, change us, and connect us.Once you let a book into your life the most unexpected things can happen: Like the bestselling historical novel and Netflix film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend is a heartwarming reminder of why we love books.Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara: Sara traveled all the way from Sweden just to meet her book-loving pen pal Amy, but when she arrives she finds Amy's funeral guests just leaving. The residents of Broken Wheel are happy to look after their bewildered visitor—there's not much else to do in a dying small town that's almost beyond repair. You certainly wouldn't open a bookstore. And definitely not with Sara the tourist in charge.You'd need a vacant storefront (Main Street is full of them), books (Amy's house is full of them), and...customers. The bookstore might be a little quirky. Then again, so is Sara. But Broken Wheel's own story might be funnier, more eccentric and surprising than she thought.If you liked big-hearted books like The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry or Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, you will love The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend.Praise for The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend:"The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend is a warm and slyly funny look at small towns and romance..."—New York Journal of Books"A heartwarming tale about literature's power to transform."—People"What begins as an unlikely international friendship based on a mutual love of books becomes a sweet and soulful discovery of America. Quirky, unpredictable, funny, and fresh—a wonderful book."—Nickolas Butler, internationally bestselling author of Shotgun Lovesongs and Beneath the BonfireInternational BestsellerIndie Regional BestsellerNational Indie Bestseller#1 Indie Next Pick
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Author
Katarina Bivald
Pages
400
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published Date
2016-01-19
ISBN
1492623458 9781492623458
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"One of my absolute favorites "
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Theresa Grant
"If you love books about books, this book is for you. If you love books about small towns, this books is for you. If you love books about unexpected love, this book is for you. The world and characters that Bivald has created are so quaint, funny, and lovable, that the pages simply fly by."
"The audiobook was such a great listen! Really loved this story and didn’t want it to end <3"
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Megan Centineo
"Starts out well, but has some holes in the plot and the last 30-40 pages are jumbled. It’s kind of hard to figure out what’s going on. The George arc doesn’t get enough attention IMO, and for John to have meant so much to Amy, he’s pretty shortchanged as a character through the whole book (possibly the hazard of being the only Black man in town, maybe?). I wonder if it’s a translation issue? I don’t know. It’s a meh for me."
"Such a lovely book!"
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Kaela Hammond
"http://www.anurseandabook.com/2016/01/the-readers-of-broken-wheel-recommend.html<br/>What They Say......Once you let a book into your life, the most unexpected things can happen...<br/><br/>Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara, who traveled all the way from Sweden just to meet her pen pal, Amy. When she arrives, however, she finds that Amy's funeral has just ended. Luckily, the townspeople are happy to look after their bewildered tourist—even if they don't understand her peculiar need for books. <br/><br/>Marooned in a farm town that's almost beyond repair, Sara starts a bookstore in honor of her friend's memory. All she wants is to share the books she loves with the citizens of Broken Wheel and to convince them that reading is one of the great joys of life. But she makes some unconventional choices that could force a lot of secrets into the open and change things for everyone in town. Reminiscent of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, this is a warm, witty book about friendship, stories, and love.<br/><br/>What I Say....This was such a fun, cute read. Sara is a bookworm from Sweden who has decided to come to America to meet her pen pal, Amy. Out of the entire United States, this adventure leads her to a tiny, run down town in rural Iowa. And her pen pal is dead. Welcome to America!<br/><br/>Sara decides to go ahead and stay for her visit, and the townspeople do their best to make her feel welcome, including having her stay in Amy's house - staying in a strange country, in a dead woman's house? Sounds like VRBO gone bad.<br/><br/>Sara decides to open a bookstore with Amy's large collection of books from home. Not really sure what kind of bookstore it was, but she seemed to have every book that could be sold. Although, I don't recall her ever selling one - which is fine, because it seemed kind of weird to sell a dead woman's belongings.<br/><br/>But anyway, Sara gets to know all of the townspeople, and they are an odd bunch. But she meets Tom, the requisite hot single guy in Broken Wheel, along with the crusty diner owner, the churchgoing lady, the gay bar owners, the bisexual young man who migrates to Broken Wheel (why is anyone's guess), along with a host of other misfits.<br/><br/>One thing that I didn't like was that there were too many characters with not enough storylines, so at times, I couldn't remember who they were or why I should care. <br/><br/>I also didn't buy Caroline's storyline. It was way too sharp of a turn for that character - it was not even remotely believable.<br/><br/>But overall, it was a great little weekend book.<br/>"
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Marcee Feddersen
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