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[Gabrielle Zevin] Ó The Storied Life Of A. J. Fikry (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic) ☆ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Storied Life Of A. J. Fikry (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic) Fikry, the irascible owner of Island Books, has recently endured some tough years: his wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and his prized possession--a rare edition of Poe poems--has been stolen. Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow ChildA. Family Circle Zevin perfectly captures the joy of connecting people and books Filled with interesting characters, a deep knowledge of bookselling, wonderful critiques of classic titles, and very funny depictions of book club
| Title | : | The Storied Life Of A. J. Fikry (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.38 (998 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594138419 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
Fikry, the irascible owner of Island Books, has recently endured some tough years: his wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and his prized possession--a rare edition of Poe poems--has been stolen. Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow ChildA. Family Circle Zevin perfectly captures the joy of connecting people and books Filled with interesting characters, a deep knowledge of bookselling, wonderful critiques of classic titles, and very funny depictions of book clubs and author events, this will prove irresistible to book lovers everywhere. Library Journal, starred review Wade into summer reading with this sweet yet soulful tale of love, loss, the power of friendship--and books. Booklist Zevin is a deft writer, clever and witty. Funny, tender, and moving. J. Readers who delighted in Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows s The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Rachel Joyce s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and Jessica Brockmole s Letters from Skye will be equally captivated by this adult novel by a popular YA author about a life of books, redemption, and second chances. Publi
M.Jacobsen said A tribute to the love of books. 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 depressedand 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 hop. A Shaggy Dog Story, With Some Bite Lots of fiction works incorporate books or bookstores as central to their plots. Some make good use of both; I'm thinking here of works like "Mr. Penumbra's 2A Shaggy Dog Story, With Some Bite Pop Bop Lots of fiction works incorporate books or bookstores as central to their plots. Some make good use of both; I'm thinking here of works like "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore". Most, though, use a book as a sort of MacGuffin and it could just as easily be a butter dish. Or, the action takes place in a nice atmospheric bookstore that could just as easily be an auto repair shop. "Fikry", though, is different and belongs to that small category of works that really have something to say about books and bookstores and, in this case, booksellers. And that's great.Fikry is n. -Hour Bookstore". Most, though, use a book as a sort of MacGuffin and it could just as easily be a butter dish. Or, the action takes place in a nice atmospheric bookstore that could just as easily be an auto repair shop. "Fikry", though, is different and belongs to that small category of works that really have something to say about books and bookstores and, in this case, booksellers. And that's great.Fikry is n. A Well Written Puppet Show Clever plot. Quirky characters. Technically good writing. Lots of literary allusions for people who care about that stuff. Unfortunately, I found very little depth to the characters and consequently didn't really care, except vaguely on an intellectual level, what became of them. 'Show, don't tell' is fine advice for writers, but I'm not interested in being shown a story if somewhere along the line my feelings don't become engaged.This, I gather, is literary fiction. All in all, I'd rather have read some emotionally satisfying genre trash.
Suddenly, the picture-book section is overflowing with new titles, and the bookstore becomes home to a burgeoning number of book clubs. J.’s heart and unleashes a dramatic transformation. finds himself becoming an essential new part of his longtime community, going so far as to woo the aforementioned sales rep (who loves drinking Queequeg cocktails at the Pequod Restaurant). A. J. With business on the uptick and love in his heart, A. In short order, he loses all patience with the new Knightly Press sales rep, his prized rare edition of Tamerlane is stolen, and someone leaves a baby at his store.
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