The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry (CD-Audio)

from secondhandrose

Very enjoyable. A quick read about books and the people who love them.

from nogomu

This is really my favorite kind of book - a book about bookstores and their owners. And love, and friendship, and children, and reading. I read it in two days.

from Rdra1962

This is the type of book I normally avoid, or if I mistakenly pick it up and read, I usually read it with eyes rolling the entire time. To be fair, there was eye rolling, and I did groan a bit when the "surprise" showed up in Chapter 3. Chick Lit-ish? Predictable? Fluffy? Yes, yes and yes, and ye...

from ctpress

"We are not quite novels. We are not quite short stories. In the end, we are collected works." A bittersweet story about a grumpy bookstore-owner. A. J. Fikry is a widower - he drinks too much and pushes people away. Then one day he finds a baby left in the bookstore with a note. In the note the ...

from ucla70

This was an enjoyable read about an independent bookstore and its owner. Some of the themes are choosing one's family, abandonment, love, courage, and loss, and, of course, books and reading. It's well-written and moves along gently and smoothly, with just the right mixture of humor and pathos.