😊 This detail doesn’t get too much focus but it’s always nice to relate to something in a book, isn’t it? Who are these people who think a book comes with a guarantee that they will like it? The protagonist is a long distance runner You manage to get through it and you have no choice but to say you like it. They had only ever discussed books but what, in this life, is more personal than books? It feels like the book bloggers and reviewers are actually the target audience of the story. It’s a book about books, and about people who live books and breathe books. …a theft is an acceptable social loss while a death is an isolating one. They held their breath as they walked past the store, like it was a cemetery. Of course, people had felt sorry for him then, but they had felt too sorry for him. It’s pleasant, kind and peaceful but it doesn’t get overly simplistic. I also found the character very charming. That’s when I resolved to keep reading the book.

I won’t say who it was so as not to spoil it for you, but I found it very unexpected and almost surreal. Thank you for the link Claudia! Just look at this list! A whole library has fit into the book! When a new character was introduced What I liked about the story Reading listĬlaudia McGill found the list of books mentioned in The Storied Life of A.J.

It’s also about a few other people in his life. It’s about a book store owner who lost his wife and then lost one valuable item from his store, but he has found something else instead. Genre: book catalogue in a form of fiction.

The storied life of aj fikry review