4.23/5
Author: Gabrielle Zevin
Publication Date: Dec 2, 2014
Formats: PDF,Paperback,Kindle,Hardcover,Audible Audiobook,Audio CD
Rating: 4.23/5 out of 196139
Publisher: Algonquin Books
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“Funny, tender,
and moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry reminds us all exactly why
we read and why we love.”*
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.
Nov 13, 2013
I’m starting to think I’m the only bibliophile on earth who didn’t care for this book. After everything I’d read about it, I didn’t think it could possibly fail to be fantastic. For me, though, it tips way too far into chick lit and YA territory, and succumbs too often (and too early) to schmaltz and melodrama.Apr 15, 2014
5+May 30, 2014
Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give...Dec 11, 2014
"There ain't nobody in the world like book people."Sep 16, 2018
This is definitely a new favorite of mine! Such an incredibly charming story.Jun 27, 2014
A town isn't a town without a bookstore.May 27, 2018
*4.5 Stars* — because how can any bonafide book-nerd not adore this quirky and heartfelt tribute to literature!May 18, 2018
What can I say?Aug 03, 2018
Well shit this was good...May 10, 2014
This is the most precious, adorable, cutesy-wootsey bunch of tripe I have ever read in my life. How is this book so popular? It's cliché after cliché after cliché ad nauseam. Ugh.Apr 04, 2014
Thank you to the publisher for an advance reading copy.Jan 08, 2017
I wanted to like this book, the writing was good and the characters were interesting but I just couldn't. I know that A.J. is the one being critical and snobbish about what entails good writing or literature but it just felt like I was being lectured to and god I resent being told what to do so much, also I think short stories are rarely good so I want to fight A.J. At one point also there's this passage about how if you see something mentioned in the beginning of the book you want it to come I wanted to like this book, the writing was good and the characters were interesting but I just couldn't. I know that A.J. is the one being critical and snobbish about what entails good writing or literature but it just felt like I was being lectured to and god I resent being told what to do so much, also I think short stories are rarely good so I want to fight A.J. At one point also there's this passage about how if you see something mentioned in the beginning of the book you want it to come back at the end and play a part out and then that happens in the story itself with a lot of things and it didn't seem like cute and self aware but again it just came off as the author patting themselves on the back for how much they know about writing. How am I supposed to get into the story when the author keeps jarring me away from it by talking about things like that man. Also for someone who makes a good chunk of the book be about what makes a book or story good, the author seems not to have developed the story she was writing that well. I don't think we needed to follow A.J. for so many years the way the story does and towards the end the story started to get kind of flat. I know the author was trying to be clever with the plot and usually I like when everything comes back full circle but I just don't think it worked here. The writing was good and the characters and premise interesting and I wish it had been written differently so we only got the story for those few days before he gets left with Maya or something. I don't know I feel like I could've enjoyed this more if it was just structured different or something and I don't get why at the end that thing happens to AJ like was that necessary...Dec 27, 2013
There's joy in my heart and a skip in my step today after closing the last page of this jewel of a book. A must for book lovers and booksellers alike, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is an affirmation of the love of books and reading and how they meld lives together.Apr 11, 2014
I love getting books from Netgalley. You never know what you are going to get. It might be a complete dud or it might be something like this book. A book that sweeps you up. A book that makes you want more. I sit up tonight reading this because I just couldn't stop.Apr 10, 2014
Jan 23, 2015
It's entirely possible that I'm as much of a curmudgeon as A.J. Fikry.Mar 28, 2014
This is not a perfect novel, but it is filled with bookish charm and easy grace.May 16, 2015
SOS.Jan 09, 2018
When people would say, "Every book lover needs to read this book," I always thought it was such a stupid basis to recommend a book off of. Just because a book breaks a fourth wall and presents a story about a fellow book lover doesn't mean it's better than any other book out there. But after reading this book, I get it. I get it so much. This book is for every book lover. And I will never shame someone for recommending it on that front ever again. This story will truly connect to people who live When people would say, "Every book lover needs to read this book," I always thought it was such a stupid basis to recommend a book off of. Just because a book breaks a fourth wall and presents a story about a fellow book lover doesn't mean it's better than any other book out there. But after reading this book, I get it. I get it so much. This book is for every book lover. And I will never shame someone for recommending it on that front ever again. This story will truly connect to people who live and breathe books, much like the characters themselves. Even though I was like none of these characters, I saw myself in them nevertheless just because of our shared passion for literature.Mar 14, 2014
3.5 starsApr 07, 2014
Don't you just love reading a book that you can't wait to get back to, a book you want to savour yet must keep on reading. This UNPUTDOWNABLE delightful story about a charming little bookstore (and so much more) fit into that category for me. It combines laugh-out-loud moments with an occasional need for a tissue, engaging characters with real life problems and a twist or two along the way.Another 2014 favorite for this book lover!
(It pains me that we are losing our beloved bookstores. I do
Don't you just love reading a book that you can't wait to get back to, a book you want to savour yet must keep on reading. This UNPUTDOWNABLE delightful story about a charming little bookstore (and so much more) fit into that category for me. It combines laugh-out-loud moments with an occasional need for a tissue, engaging characters with real life problems and a twist or two along the way.Another 2014 favorite for this book lover!
(It pains me that we are losing our beloved bookstores. I do enjoy my e-reader, but still love my real books more.)
...moreJul 14, 2014
I remember being ten years old and all my friends really loving New Kids on the Block. I watched them all go crazy for it and I wanted in on this amazing, musical lifestyle. So I begged my mom to buy me the tape and she finally did. I listened to it on my purple boom box the whole way through, side A and side B. And when that tape ended I knew I was in a big pickle because.... I didn't like it.Dec 10, 2016
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin is a 2014 Algonquin Books publication.Jul 16, 2014
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