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I was pleasantly surprised by many turns in this novel. I actually didn't have any idea what the book was about when I started reading - and, at this point - having finished, I think I know what it's about but I'm unsure that I could really describe the "type" of book to anyone who asked. There's a line that stands out (not a direct quote) that says something like - each book hits you in a different way depending upon where you are in life when you read it. This book, although different from my life, still affected me emotionally... yet, not like it did my friend who recommended it. She was in tears at the end of the book. I did feel sad, but she has children and I do not. Maybe, because I am at a little different spot in life than she is, that is why the book was a little different for each of us. Still, it was an interesting read.


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The Storied Life of A J Fikry A Novel Gabrielle Zevin 9781616203214 Books Reviews

"We aren't the things we collect, acquire, read. We are, for as long as we are here, only love. The things we loved. The people we loved."

This will be one of those rare unicorns of a book that will go on my favorites shelf and that I will recommend to all of my friends.

Everything about this book completely and utterly captivated me to a point where I spent all Labor Day reading this book and basking in all the emotions it dredged up. You will want to finish this all in one sitting so beware. It is also a book that you will want to read and re-read which brings to mind a point A.J. Fikry made that books come to you during certain times of your life where they will mean something special and relevant to what you are going through and at opposing times they may mean and touch your heart in an entirely different way.

The storied life of a.j. Fikry is one that will remain in my heart and mind. It's a story that I can only imagine for some reason or another will resonate with all readers.

Read this book!! You won't be sorry! You can thank me later!
This is a love story love between adults, love of a child, and love of books, not at all the type of book I generally read. I LOVED it! A.J. has been rather a curmudgeon since his wife died. He runs a small bookstore on a small island. When a child is abandoned in his store, he first fosters then adopts her. She becomes a reader, and books are integral to the plot. Add in a publishing house representative, a sister-in-law married to a writer, a cop who isn't a reader (yet), and several other rolks (including an alcoholic actor who impersonates a beloved author) and you have a story that will make you giggle, make you cry a bit, and thoroughly entertain you from beginning to end. I cannot give a higher recommendation.
On my of my road trip, I picked this book up because it had a story about a bookstore owner, which I hope one day to become. Never heard of the author, but I will always give a author and book a try. There is only a few words to say about this book -

I LOVE IT!!! I LOVE I!!!! and I LOVE IT!!!! more

A. J. Fikry is a lonely (his wife died two years earlier), snappish and cantankerous bookstore owner of Island Books in Alice Island. Sales has hit a slump and one of the most expensive book in his store, Tamerlane by Edgar Allan Poe, has been stolen. He has given up on the store, the people in the small community and the love of the books in his store and his heart. His books are how he has lived his life. His life experiences, relationships with bookstores, books and, in some cases if he really likes their work, authors, is really what I'm sorta made of. A life where when you read a book, you either lived it or what to live it. You talk, walk, breath, sing your day based upon the book you just finished reading or remember reading years ago.

It becomes a part of your memory where when you run into someone or something, you refer it to a book that had an impact on your life and that's how A. J. Fikry lived his life. Life just sucks for A.J. and I truly understand why, but one day out of the blue, a small package arrives at his store, a over the top and eccentric publication press sales women comes calling, and a chief of police who did not read much, until he was forced, not really forced, just wanted to keep an eye on A.J., became a savior and friend. Each word, each saying, each sub-story brings you closer to a book and another book and another. Inter wind into each character, especially A.J., is life at a bookstore or life in and out of a book. You will laugh, cry, become pissed and will love bookstores, especially independent book stores, over and over again. I literally cried when I finished this book, not because of something bad or good that happened in the book, but because I wanted to read more about each of the characters and see their lives unfold into the future.

If you love or even like small independent bookstores, buy this book, now!!!

A. J. made me feel so happy with my love of books, so very happy.

This book reminds me of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society A Novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society A Novel and The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey MooreThe Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

Now my problem is finding another book to read. It's so hard to find another book to read after you read such a damn good book with simple and great writing. It's so ding dong hard.
I absolutely loved this novel. A.J. Fikry is the owner of a small, independent bookstore on the small Alice Island in the Northeast. He is cynical, cranky, and depressed...and not without reason. The recent death of his beloved wife has left him a widower at the age of thirty-nine. Their shared love of books seems to have died with his wife and A.J. is left behind with only bitterness.

Enter an absolutely delightful cast of secondary characters who populate the island and A.J.'s life. You're bound to love at least one - if not all - of them.

Next we have the unexpected hope and redemption of A.J. I'm not giving any spoilers here. Yes, it's a feel-good book. But it's more than that it's a love letter to the power books have in our lives. If you have ever felt changed by a book, this novel will speak to you....you'll "get" it. And if you loved "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" or "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" you'll find lots to love here, as well - not because the plots are similar, but because of the similar feel to the novels that comes from a good cast of eccentric townsfolk, a small community, and a sense of closeness among the characters.

So I'll leave you with this if you love reading books, do not miss this one. (I wouldn't be at all surprised to see it made into a movie!)
I was pleasantly surprised by many turns in this novel. I actually didn't have any idea what the book was about when I started reading - and, at this point - having finished, I think I know what it's about but I'm unsure that I could really describe the "type" of book to anyone who asked. There's a line that stands out (not a direct quote) that says something like - each book hits you in a different way depending upon where you are in life when you read it. This book, although different from my life, still affected me emotionally... yet, not like it did my friend who recommended it. She was in tears at the end of the book. I did feel sad, but she has children and I do not. Maybe, because I am at a little different spot in life than she is, that is why the book was a little different for each of us. Still, it was an interesting read.