J.No book group should be without this companion guide to Gabrielle Zevin's bestselling novel, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry for more conversation starters and a deeper look at the book.Ĭheck out this video of Gabrielle Zevin talking about her book The Storied Life of A. After reading the book, who would you recommend it to? Enhance Your Book Club:Ĭheck out Summary of The Storied Life Of A. Did you enjoy the ending? How do you feel about Island Books is no longer owned by A. What are your thoughts on the return of the book after it was read? What is the role of books?ġ1. Cumberbatch returned The Book Thief and wanted a refund because the book gave her feelings that she didn’t want. Were you surprised by the twist? Did you guess or see it coming?ġ0. What do you think of e-readers? What do you see as the future of physical books and bookstores?ĩ. What do you think of the location of Alice? Why did Zevin have the setting on an island? Does it reflect A. Did you find any aspect of the book unbelievable?Ħ. What do you think of the changes and the impact of books had on him? Were you surprised of his trajectory?ĥ. Lambiase started off as an occasional reader, then to book club reader and eventually a book store seller.
Have you read Tamerlane or any of Edgar Allan Poe’s poetry? Is there a special book that you love and would read over and over?Ĥ.
Have you read any of the books or authors mentioned in the novel? ( James and the Giant Peach, Alex Cross series, The Book Thief, Anne of Green Gables, A Little Princess, Case Histories, Bel Canto, The Awakening, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Cloud Atlas etc.) Did you enjoy reading all the literary references? Why? Which ones did you like the most?ģ. is a bookseller and the book pays homage to books, with references to books throughout the novel.
What happened to make him change his preferences? Do you have specifics that determine what types of books you read?Ģ. has lots of preferences on books that he will read or not read but by the end of the book his preferences changed.
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