I prefer nonfiction, thrillers and sci-fi. It kept my attention which few books of this sort do. Then I read it or it was read to me to be accurate. I trust them but a good deal is even better. Luckily it was on sale at Audible for $4.95. I didn't know what it was even about but I trusted my book club. I think I'm going to special order a physical copy from my local indie bookstore. Overall, I would recommend you read this book, or give it too the book-lover in your life. That being said, if you're a regular listener of audio books, you will probably find the performance fantastic, as I found it better than most. I struggled with the narration for the same reason I struggle with most audio books: the narrator's performance didn't match the way I would have read the physical book. More than anything, it's a tale about community, and the surprising relationships that can develop over shared stories, whether in books or reality. While it certainly stroked my bookseller/lover ego in all the right places, I wouldn't say it's strictly for these audiences.
This is a tale of love, loss, and redemption. I'm justifying this choice by telling myself it's different since I got this through the 30-day free trial. Ironic, I know, considering Audible is an Amazon company. As a life-long book lover, and a bookseller for the better part of the last decade, this book captured exactly why those of us in the book-business do what we do. I felt that Gabrielle Zevin wrote this book for me (and other booksellers), but mostly for me. While I want the entire world to know this book, I also want to keep it to myself for a little while. I am almost at a loss for words regarding my love for the Storied Life of A.J. I am looking for soft and gentle, but not boring. My life is too busy to be bothered with people beating up other people. It sort of falls in the category of "Olive Kettridge" (sp? ) and the "Last stand of Major Petegrew" (sp?). So, if you are looking for "your next book," this is a good one. I gave it thought during the next day, I was sorry when it ended. The story was not boring, my attention never wandered, in fact, I did not even want to shut off the light and go to sleep.
Fikry," is a sweet, gentle book, just what I was looking for. Tired of it! This book, "The Storied Life of A. the ones with Black slaves being beaten by horrible white slave owners the ones with Jewish people being tortured by white Germans the ones with people hurting other people. I have been getting tired of all these genre books. I also drive between NYC and NH, those are the best four hours for listening to a good, solid book. but I dust, do the dishes (try to avoid cooking) and I finish the laundry. I would love to be guilt free enough to sit in my big old cushioned chair and read. I am a great book lover and yes, I do listen to them.
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