The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
Books | Fiction / Family Life / General
3.9
(1.9K)
Gabrielle Zevin
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LUCY HALE & KUNAL NAYYAR“A fun, page-turning delight.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune“Funny, tender, and moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry reminds us all exactly why we read and why we love.” —Library Journal (starred review)A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over—and see everything anew. “This novel has humor, romance, a touch of suspense, but most of all love--love of books and bookish people and, really, all of humanity in its imperfect glory.” —Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow Child “Marvelously optimistic about the future of books and bookstores and the people who love both.”—The Washington Post “You won’t want it to end.” —Family Circle “A natural for book groups.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch “A reader’s paradise of the first order.” —The Buffalo News “Captures the joy of connecting people and books . . . Irresistible.” —Booklist “A wonderful, moving, endearing story of redemption and transformation that will sing in your heart for a very, very long time.” —Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain “Readers who delighted in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and Letters from Skye will be equally captivated by this novel.” —Library Journal, starred review
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Author
Gabrielle Zevin
Pages
272
Publisher
Little, Brown
Published Date
2014-04-01
ISBN
1616203943 9781616203948
Ratings
Google: 3
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"incompetent, lonely adult meets child prodigy and unwillingly adopts her. chaos insues.
aj fikry has hilariously dry humor and makes these pointed comments that always make me laugh. it’s a bit slow but it’s honestly worth it and i really enjoyed this book! i recommend it if u enjoy novels a touch on the odd side with narrators going through an existential crisis. "
"258 pages… I like A.J.’s character development throughout the book. There was a lot of sad stuff that happens, but you don’t feel destroyed over it because the authors writing is impressive. The ending is kind of sad, be warned. Her writing is impressive but I don’t know how I feel about the actual story.."
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