All of these characters, though, add a lot to the mix of Alice Island, making for a vibrant and interesting community. Maya, of course, was an adorable little girl who unfortunately turned into a rather typical teenager. Daniel was a complete jerk, and Lambiase was a little too much of a “typical cop” for me to really connect with him. Amelia was nice enough, though I quite honestly have no idea what it was about A.J. And so, while A.J.’s temper softens a bit, he’s still a curmudgeon who isn’t at all afraid to say what he thinks – and often in situations and about subjects that he shouldn’t. But the Author also acknowledges that people don’t change – not really. I mean, this book is about how the appearance of a young girl in his life transforms his grief into love. Oddly enough, I found myself laughing over his dialogue and thoughts more than anyone else’s. He says things with the deliberate intention of being rude, and he isn’t sorry for it one bit. Fikry is probably one of the most unpleasant middle-aged men that one could ever meet. But they all have moralistic flaws, and I am a real stickler for morality and decency.
They’re all very interesting and fleshed out and realistic. I didn’t really like any of them, but I enjoyed them for what they were, because none of them are boring. This is mostly due to my preferences in characters, and I am certain that there will be plenty of Readers who will like them. Or for everything to twist again into a version of his life that he didn't see coming.Ĭharacters: I wouldn’t say that I necessarily liked anyone in this book. It doesn't take long for the locals to notice the change overcoming A.J., for the determined sales rep Amelia to see her curmudgeonly client in a new light, for the wisdom of all those books to become again the lifeblood of A.J.'s world. the opportunity to make his life over, the ability to see everything anew. It's a small package, though large in weight - an unexpected arrival that gives A.J.
These days, he can only see them as a sign of a world that is changing too rapidly.Īnd then a mysterious package appears at the bookstore.
Even the books in his store have stopped holding pleasure for him. from his dreary self from Amelia, the lovely and idealistic (if eccentric) Knightley Press sales rep who persists in taking the ferry to Alice Island, refusing to be deterred by A.J.'s bad attitude. Slowly but surely, he is isolating himself from all the people of Alice Island - from Chief Lambiase, the well-intentioned police officer who's always felt kindly toward him from Ismay, his sister-in-law, who is hell-bent on saving A.J. His wife has died his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. Fikry's life is not at all what he expected it to me.
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