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3.5 stars
As some others have noted, this story has little to do with a bookstore, or with books. They are more like props in terms of their relative importance to the true story, and could have been replaced by many other places and things.
That sounds like an unfair assessment as I see it on the page, as the protagonist is the daughter of a former librarian, has worked at a bookstore for a while after a string of other jobs, and some of the mystery clues involve finding and examining some physi ...more
As some others have noted, this story has little to do with a bookstore, or with books. They are more like props in terms of their relative importance to the true story, and could have been replaced by many other places and things.
That sounds like an unfair assessment as I see it on the page, as the protagonist is the daughter of a former librarian, has worked at a bookstore for a while after a string of other jobs, and some of the mystery clues involve finding and examining some physi ...more
Imaginative
This book was wildly imaginative, there were so many wacky twists that I couldn't possibly have foreseen. A seriously profound and touching read. Matthew J. Sullivan writes impressively, creating characters with back stories that feel like truth. I was immersed.
Joey Molina was a victim to the unfairness of the world, he was denied a family and somewhere to belong. He commits suicide in a bookstore. Lydia, one of the clerks there, is first to discover him. With his death, comes a se ...more
This book was wildly imaginative, there were so many wacky twists that I couldn't possibly have foreseen. A seriously profound and touching read. Matthew J. Sullivan writes impressively, creating characters with back stories that feel like truth. I was immersed.
Joey Molina was a victim to the unfairness of the world, he was denied a family and somewhere to belong. He commits suicide in a bookstore. Lydia, one of the clerks there, is first to discover him. With his death, comes a se ...more
This is a very well-written and original mystery. It is sometimes difficult for a man to write from the point of view of a woman, but Sulllivan does it masterfully. The story is brilliantly told and kept me guessing until the last chapter.
Jun 08, 2017
Maddie
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Camile Souza (This Chamber of Books)
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