tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119335579919927653.post2216798914708952358..comments2024-03-22T08:12:08.193-07:00Comments on BookNAround: Review: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651401312450990123noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119335579919927653.post-19610110122451079212015-03-29T14:10:43.798-07:002015-03-29T14:10:43.798-07:00I agree it could have been so much more. I wanted ...I agree it could have been so much more. I wanted to love it too, but liked it instead. I think it turned a bit too saccharine for methecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119335579919927653.post-70725266054316137092015-03-22T19:33:09.593-07:002015-03-22T19:33:09.593-07:00It is a beautiful read. I laughed when you mentio...It is a beautiful read. I laughed when you mentioned dealing with people twice... oh yeah. THOSE people ;)Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119335579919927653.post-45268538135254105832015-03-22T19:14:33.061-07:002015-03-22T19:14:33.061-07:00I find when anything gets too much hype, I don'...I find when anything gets too much hype, I don't enjoy it as much as I am prepared to. If that makes sense. And if I hear something is awful, I end up questioning that person's opinion, because I'll like, but not love, it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582583925813368098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119335579919927653.post-15153511800747159612015-03-22T16:33:55.515-07:002015-03-22T16:33:55.515-07:00I definitely see why you'd think it was maudli...I definitely see why you'd think it was maudlin, but I think it was just my speed at this point in my life. I read it in a handful of sittings over a business trip, and it was just the simple, gentle story I needed to get me through all that stress. Perhaps if I'd read it at a different time, I'd have felt the same way you did.Shainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210256073962004354noreply@blogger.com