Island Bookstore
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This book tells the story of an eccentric bookstore owner, a priceless collection of Edgar Allan Poe poems, an abandoned female baby with unknown origins, and an indomitable female saleswoman from a publishing house. They met on a quiet and isolated island: Alice Island, and changed each other's destiny. Touching, with laughter and tears, it is not only a love story, but also a story for book lovers.
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The best thing is to have a book in your hands and love by your side
Because I am lonely, I read, and because I read, I am not lonely. Because I met you, I fell in love with you, and because I fell in love with you, I fell in love with the world. No man is an island, but one book is a world. While reading, I was struggling with which one is the center, books or love. Until I wrote this, I had a vague concept. Maybe books just reflect different worlds, and love is the bridge that connects people to different worlds. A gloomy and closed person will not have the courage and confidence to read widely. They will only choose the subject matter they are willing to accept in a narrow comfort zone, just like the early AJ. Because of loving and being loved, I have the courage to change, so I have the strength to face the world with different attitudes, just like trying to read different types of books and trying to enjoy it for a literary girl. I can't imagine what the rest of AJ's life would have been like if he hadn't met Maya. Maybe his bookstore will remain unattended, maybe he will never cherish his body, maybe he will never open the book "Blooming Flowers in the Dusk" or other books, just like he does not accept anything else in this world. Maybe he would meet countless Amelias and slam his heart into their faces as usual. Maybe he wouldn't give the world that took Nicole's life a chance, and he wouldn't give himself a chance either. Perhaps the only thing that would not abandon him was illness and death, and he had abandoned himself and the world... But the appearance of Maya shattered his self-enclosed shell. He had to take off his armor and open his heart, and he had to force himself to accept even boring books and people. His life began to be worthless and busy, but he became very happy. Because he met her and fell in love with her, he wanted to protect her and work hard for her, even if it was difficult for him, even if it challenged his habits and concepts. As for why he loves her, maybe it's just because he has never encountered anything as beautiful as Maya in his life...
No man is an island, but one book is a world. Change your destiny because of books, change your life because of love. (???_??)? AJ. Fikri
Margaret at different stages has been differentiated into specific human forms, which is a bit absurd.
This book is suitable for a quiet person to read, otherwise it will be difficult to understand
"When Jacob walked through the threshold of the purple hut, the wind chimes played a familiar sound, and a hoarse but not unfriendly voice said: 'Welcome.'" I liked this paragraph very much. When I closed my eyes, the appearance of the island bookstore in the sun emerged in my mind, which is what all bookstores should look like.
Because we are afraid from the bottom of our hearts that we are not worthy of being loved, we keep to ourselves. However, it is because of being solitary that we think that we are not worthy of being loved.
Um
I read this book after seeing my boyfriend read it. I don't really understand what Lamb to the Slaughter means.
I hated this book in my heart. When it was published, I bought it as soon as possible, read three pages and then threw it away. Later I found out that this book was so popular.
Margaret at different stages has been differentiated into specific human shapes, which is a bit absurd. There are too many novels about love, but it gives people a sense of plainness and wonder.
Because we are afraid from the bottom of our hearts that we are not worthy of being loved, we keep to ourselves. However, it is because of being solitary that we think that we are not worthy of being loved. One day, you don't know when, you'll hit the road. One day, you don't know when, you will meet him (her). You will be loved because for the first time in your life you are truly no longer alone. You will choose not to be alone anymore. --Late flowers bloom
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Official(264)Scraped 19d ago
The best thing is to have a book in your hands and love by your side
Because I am lonely, I read, and because I read, I am not lonely. Because I met you, I fell in love with you, and because I fell in love with you, I fell in love with the world. No man is an island, but one book is a world. While reading, I was struggling with which one is the center, books or love. Until I wrote this, I had a vague concept. Maybe books just reflect different worlds, and love is the bridge that connects people to different worlds. A gloomy and closed person will not have the courage and confidence to read widely. They will only choose the subject matter they are willing to accept in a narrow comfort zone, just like the early AJ. Because of loving and being loved, I have the courage to change, so I have the strength to face the world with different attitudes, just like trying to read different types of books and trying to enjoy it for a literary girl. I can't imagine what the rest of AJ's life would have been like if he hadn't met Maya. Maybe his bookstore will remain unattended, maybe he will never cherish his body, maybe he will never open the book "Blooming Flowers in the Dusk" or other books, just like he does not accept anything else in this world. Maybe he would meet countless Amelias and slam his heart into their faces as usual. Maybe he wouldn't give the world that took Nicole's life a chance, and he wouldn't give himself a chance either. Perhaps the only thing that would not abandon him was illness and death, and he had abandoned himself and the world... But the appearance of Maya shattered his self-enclosed shell. He had to take off his armor and open his heart, and he had to force himself to accept even boring books and people. His life began to be worthless and busy, but he became very happy. Because he met her and fell in love with her, he wanted to protect her and work hard for her, even if it was difficult for him, even if it challenged his habits and concepts. As for why he loves her, maybe it's just because he has never encountered anything as beautiful as Maya in his life...
No man is an island, but one book is a world. Change your destiny because of books, change your life because of love. (???_??)? AJ. Fikri
Margaret at different stages has been differentiated into specific human forms, which is a bit absurd.
This book is suitable for a quiet person to read, otherwise it will be difficult to understand
"When Jacob walked through the threshold of the purple hut, the wind chimes played a familiar sound, and a hoarse but not unfriendly voice said: 'Welcome.'" I liked this paragraph very much. When I closed my eyes, the appearance of the island bookstore in the sun emerged in my mind, which is what all bookstores should look like.
Because we are afraid from the bottom of our hearts that we are not worthy of being loved, we keep to ourselves. However, it is because of being solitary that we think that we are not worthy of being loved.
Um
I read this book after seeing my boyfriend read it. I don't really understand what Lamb to the Slaughter means.
I hated this book in my heart. When it was published, I bought it as soon as possible, read three pages and then threw it away. Later I found out that this book was so popular.
Margaret at different stages has been differentiated into specific human shapes, which is a bit absurd. There are too many novels about love, but it gives people a sense of plainness and wonder.
Because we are afraid from the bottom of our hearts that we are not worthy of being loved, we keep to ourselves. However, it is because of being solitary that we think that we are not worthy of being loved. One day, you don't know when, you'll hit the road. One day, you don't know when, you will meet him (her). You will be loved because for the first time in your life you are truly no longer alone. You will choose not to be alone anymore. --Late flowers bloom
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★★★ In the bookstore on the island, there was an extremely difficult year in everyone's life. An eccentric bookstore owner lost his beloved and his best friend. The bookstore business is facing a crisis. Faced with the cruel reality, where will he go? After reading the first few chapters of the novel, I was attracted by the weird, seemingly unreasonable but extremely affectionate AJ store manager. He is just an ordinary person with an ordinary wife and an ordinary friend. It seems to have no bright spots, but the details reveal warmth everywhere. So when this warmth disappears, even if the man is still cold and rigid, still picky and mean, readers can still deeply feel the loneliness in AJ's heart, like a desert island. I have only read a small part of the novel, and I will write the rest later. Those who are interested can take a look. But it seems that Qidian is not open yet. You can search it on Baidu. Of course, I hope to buy the original work and support the genuine one, hahaha😄
This book tells the story of an eccentric bookstore owner, a priceless collection of Edgar Allan Poe's poems, an abandoned female baby with unknown origins, and an indomitable female saleswoman from a publishing house. They met on Alice Island, a quiet and isolated island, and changed each other's destiny. Touching, with laughter and tears, it is not only a love story, but also a story for book lovers.
In everyone's life, there is the most difficult year, which turns life into a beautiful and vast one. Phenomenal global bestseller! The sun-healing novel that has touched millions of readers has been recommended with tears by readers in 30 countries!
