Phenomenal global bestseller! Best-selling in 30 countries including the United States, Britain, Germany, and France within one year! A healing novel that has touched millions of readers around the world! Recommended Reading Laureate by independent booksellers in the United States and Recommended Reading Laureate by American libraries. In everyone's life, there is an extremely difficult year that turns life into something beautiful and vast.
The island bookstore is a Victorian cottage with a faded sign hanging on the porch that reads:
No one is an island, every book is a world
A. J. Fikri, who is nearly middle-aged, runs a bookstore on an isolated island.
Fate never favored him. His beloved wife died, the bookstore was in crisis, and even his valuable treasures were stolen. His life has reached a stalemate, and his heart has become a desert island.
At this moment, a mysterious baggage appeared in the bookstore, accidentally saving A. Who was trapped in a lonely and desperate situation. J. , Became the link between him and his sister-in-law Ismay, the police chief Lambiase, and the female salesperson Amelia of the publishing house, which brought a turning point in his life.
Several lives on the island closely depended on each other and got out of the predicament of life, and all the love for books and life came back again and again, becoming more and more turbulent.
Reader comments
Because we fear from the bottom of our hearts that we are not worthy of love, we keep to ourselves. However, it is because we are alone that we think 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.
"Island Bookstore" is the first paper book I have read as an adult. In this fast-paced society and at that impetuous age, this book touched me a lot. Reading will enrich one's heart and make one wise. I like reading books and touching stories, all kinds of them, and I like the ones in this book (I used to say I liked DJ, his ex-wife and current wife, the policeman, and Maya) and I still like them now, even more so, Nicole and Amelia.
After the death of his wife, the protagonist's life was in a mess. After meeting Maya and Amy, he fell in love with life again. This made me think involuntarily, no matter how low the eaves and beams suppress life, there will still be hope for another sky, which is worth reading. [Press a stick]
I read this novel because of this passage
Because we fear from the bottom of our hearts that we are not worthy of love, we keep to ourselves. However, it is because we are alone that we think 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.
Life without reading is an incomplete life. With books, we will no longer be alone.
Words can indeed save a person's island,,,
No one is an island, and everyone has an "island bookstore" full of hope and love in their heart.
I've read a little bit of it before, but haven't finished it. When I was a child, there were no extracurricular books to read due to financial reasons. At that time, I was particularly envious of people who had books, and fantasized about the wonderful feeling of wandering among rows of bookshelves!
I didn't finish reading the paper version before, but now I'm continuing to read it through the electronic version. It's a very good healing story. The male protagonist slowly gets better through going through some things. Reading this book will make people feel very warm [heartfelt]
People are going to die eventually, which is inevitable and tragic, and it is extremely frustrating. But as long as there is no end, there is always hope and surprise in life
All you need to know about a person is ask one question: "What is your favorite book?"
(Illustrations attached in the postscript)
Once a person cares about one thing, he finds that he has to start caring about everything.
No one travels aimlessly; those who get lost wish to be lost.
Because we fear from the bottom of our hearts that we are not worthy of love, we keep to ourselves. However, it is because we are alone that we think 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.
We become what we love. It is love that makes us who we are.
We are not the things we collect, get, and read, as long as we are alive, we are love, the things we love, and the people we love. All of these, I think are really going to survive.
The feeling of this book is that it is plain but full of warmth. Watching Fikri change from an indifferent person to a warm person, his change is invisible. Of course, this is due to the two most important women in his life that he met. The places that comfort me are Fikri, Amelia, Ismay, and Lambias. They have all found their own love and happiness, and the island bookstore has continued. Moreover, this book tells us the meaning of reading, that is, reading can make us not lonely. Although we only have one life, we can see more people's lives through reading. Reading is equivalent to extending our lives.
"Island Bookstore"
Go forward, open your mind, and beauty will rush into your heart.
From boring and decadent daily life, to seeing beautiful hope, warm adoption, the appearance of friends, sweet love, trivial marriage, collapsed body, returning old things, the lost past, and the courage to look forward.
What is a happy ending? I was quick to define before, but now I'm a little hesitant. There will always be some regrets in life, best wishes!
Because of the appearance of a little girl, that weird, sharp and arrogant person gradually became warmer; because of Maya, he began to understand things that he had never been interested in before, and gradually fell in love with this child and the feeling of being a father; he carefully cared for and paid attention to Maya, and tried to give her a warm home. Maya is smart and cute, and with her company, this man also feels less lonely. This kind of mutual companionship and love makes my heart surge with warmth countless times. When you truly love a person, a plant, or an animal, you will be happy for its growth, you will be willing to spend time for it, and you will seriously learn and find things you didn't know before to take care of it more conveniently and better. Love will flow between you and warm others.
Personally, I was easily distracted in the early stages of reading this book, and I had to wait until Maya arrived to be fully attracted. Some chapter titles and prefaces make it feel a little fragmented to read...
But the overall storyline is coherent and worth watching! Bookstores on the island gather together because of love, and people become closer because of reading...
Everything has its own destiny. The stolen book left Fikri at a critical moment and was returned after he fell ill. Although the protagonist still died of illness in the end, the bookstore on the island is still there, and the new story continues...
I kind of like the protagonist's family of three, who are harmonious and loving; I also like the combination of the policeman and the teacher, who depend on each other...
When I read Chapter 5, I was a little confused at first, but I was suddenly cured after watching it. The contrast of the changes in the characters made people feel the charm of father's love. I also saw that after meeting the doll, everyone's hearts will become softer and their lives will change accordingly.
I don't like be, but I have to admit that good literary works always end with be. No one's life is perfect. Even a good comedy is the core of tragedy. Forgive me for being a selfish star. One person is not an island, at least not an ideal island.
I like this book very much. I bought the paper book a few years ago and now I read the e-book. Indeed, the best thing about e-books is that they are convenient for people like me.
Nice A. J. Became slovenly for the sake of his wife, lost relatives and got sick, a little sad, but who is not a passer-by in someone's life? A. J. Is not afraid of death, but regrets losing the happiness he has now [Thoughts]
Warmth mixed with a hint of sadness,
It's like a long-lasting memory that can't be returned singing happily.
I feel that the most heartwarming thing about this book is that when events occur that make you feel sad, sad, or even desperate, the following stories will make you soothing, warm, and full of hope for life in the end.
The story revolves around a bookstore on an isolated island. Bookstore owner A. J. Fikri experienced a low point in his life and interacted with everyone because of books. The book depicts love and redemption, allowing readers to feel the power of books and the warm bonds between people. It is a masterpiece full of hope and warmth.
A very loving and healing short story, very similar to you and me among millions of people, but with individual differences, more love, more poetry, more culture. There are always brave people to continue the life of a person and a bookstore, or many, many lives.
The third-person narration allows readers to better experience the personality of each character from different perspectives. Throughout the book is A. J Fikri. The only regret is that he unfortunately ended up with a brain tumor. Fortunately, the bookstore was still there when he was alive, and Lambiase and Yin Simei inherited and innovated the bookstore. The coffee corner in the corner of the bookstore not only maintained the bookstore's expenses, but also made everyone more relaxed when they came to the bookstore to read.
A sad and heart-warming book! The lives of ordinary people, stories full of warmth, a book that can touch your heart!
The plot of this book advances very well, and the last few chapters explain some of the previous things.
The emotion between Maya and A. J is very touching.
"Maya, we become what we love. It is love that makes us."
There is only one word that is important: "love", which is very healing.
A healing book.
We read and know that we are not alone.
It is a book worth reading, a conscientious work, and worth recommending.
This book is really healing! It reminded me of "A Man Called Ove Decided to Die", both stories about loneliness and love. I can relate to the experience of the protagonist, A. J. Fikri, who finds hope and beauty in difficult circumstances. Everyone in the book is not an island, they are connected because of the book, which also reminded me of "84 Charing Cross". This book tells us that even if there are difficulties in life, we can find solace in love and books. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for something wonderful!
Because we fear from the bottom of our hearts that we are not worthy of love, we keep to ourselves. However, it is because we are alone that we think 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.
"Island Bookstore" is the first paper book I have read as an adult. In this fast-paced society and at that impetuous age, this book touched me a lot. Reading will enrich one's heart and make one wise. I like reading books and touching stories, all kinds of them, and I like the ones in this book (I used to say I liked DJ, his ex-wife and current wife, the policeman, and Maya) and I still like them now, even more so, Nicole and Amelia.
After the death of his wife, the protagonist's life was in a mess. After meeting Maya and Amy, he fell in love with life again. This made me think involuntarily, no matter how low the eaves and beams suppress life, there will still be hope for another sky, which is worth reading. [Press a stick]
I read this novel because of this passage Because we fear from the bottom of our hearts that we are not worthy of love, we keep to ourselves. However, it is because we are alone that we think 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.
Life without reading is an incomplete life. With books, we will no longer be alone.
Words can indeed save a person's island,,,
No one is an island, and everyone has an "island bookstore" full of hope and love in their heart.
I've read a little bit of it before, but haven't finished it. When I was a child, there were no extracurricular books to read due to financial reasons. At that time, I was particularly envious of people who had books, and fantasized about the wonderful feeling of wandering among rows of bookshelves!
I didn't finish reading the paper version before, but now I'm continuing to read it through the electronic version. It's a very good healing story. The male protagonist slowly gets better through going through some things. Reading this book will make people feel very warm [heartfelt]
People are going to die eventually, which is inevitable and tragic, and it is extremely frustrating. But as long as there is no end, there is always hope and surprise in life
All you need to know about a person is ask one question: "What is your favorite book?" (Illustrations attached in the postscript) Once a person cares about one thing, he finds that he has to start caring about everything. No one travels aimlessly; those who get lost wish to be lost. Because we fear from the bottom of our hearts that we are not worthy of love, we keep to ourselves. However, it is because we are alone that we think 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. We become what we love. It is love that makes us who we are. We are not the things we collect, get, and read, as long as we are alive, we are love, the things we love, and the people we love. All of these, I think are really going to survive.
The feeling of this book is that it is plain but full of warmth. Watching Fikri change from an indifferent person to a warm person, his change is invisible. Of course, this is due to the two most important women in his life that he met. The places that comfort me are Fikri, Amelia, Ismay, and Lambias. They have all found their own love and happiness, and the island bookstore has continued. Moreover, this book tells us the meaning of reading, that is, reading can make us not lonely. Although we only have one life, we can see more people's lives through reading. Reading is equivalent to extending our lives.
"Island Bookstore" Go forward, open your mind, and beauty will rush into your heart. From boring and decadent daily life, to seeing beautiful hope, warm adoption, the appearance of friends, sweet love, trivial marriage, collapsed body, returning old things, the lost past, and the courage to look forward. What is a happy ending? I was quick to define before, but now I'm a little hesitant. There will always be some regrets in life, best wishes!
Because of the appearance of a little girl, that weird, sharp and arrogant person gradually became warmer; because of Maya, he began to understand things that he had never been interested in before, and gradually fell in love with this child and the feeling of being a father; he carefully cared for and paid attention to Maya, and tried to give her a warm home. Maya is smart and cute, and with her company, this man also feels less lonely. This kind of mutual companionship and love makes my heart surge with warmth countless times. When you truly love a person, a plant, or an animal, you will be happy for its growth, you will be willing to spend time for it, and you will seriously learn and find things you didn't know before to take care of it more conveniently and better. Love will flow between you and warm others.
Personally, I was easily distracted in the early stages of reading this book, and I had to wait until Maya arrived to be fully attracted. Some chapter titles and prefaces make it feel a little fragmented to read... But the overall storyline is coherent and worth watching! Bookstores on the island gather together because of love, and people become closer because of reading... Everything has its own destiny. The stolen book left Fikri at a critical moment and was returned after he fell ill. Although the protagonist still died of illness in the end, the bookstore on the island is still there, and the new story continues... I kind of like the protagonist's family of three, who are harmonious and loving; I also like the combination of the policeman and the teacher, who depend on each other...
When I read Chapter 5, I was a little confused at first, but I was suddenly cured after watching it. The contrast of the changes in the characters made people feel the charm of father's love. I also saw that after meeting the doll, everyone's hearts will become softer and their lives will change accordingly.
I don't like be, but I have to admit that good literary works always end with be. No one's life is perfect. Even a good comedy is the core of tragedy. Forgive me for being a selfish star. One person is not an island, at least not an ideal island.
I like this book very much. I bought the paper book a few years ago and now I read the e-book. Indeed, the best thing about e-books is that they are convenient for people like me.
Nice A. J. Became slovenly for the sake of his wife, lost relatives and got sick, a little sad, but who is not a passer-by in someone's life? A. J. Is not afraid of death, but regrets losing the happiness he has now [Thoughts]
Warmth mixed with a hint of sadness, It's like a long-lasting memory that can't be returned singing happily.
I feel that the most heartwarming thing about this book is that when events occur that make you feel sad, sad, or even desperate, the following stories will make you soothing, warm, and full of hope for life in the end.
The story revolves around a bookstore on an isolated island. Bookstore owner A. J. Fikri experienced a low point in his life and interacted with everyone because of books. The book depicts love and redemption, allowing readers to feel the power of books and the warm bonds between people. It is a masterpiece full of hope and warmth.
A very loving and healing short story, very similar to you and me among millions of people, but with individual differences, more love, more poetry, more culture. There are always brave people to continue the life of a person and a bookstore, or many, many lives.
The third-person narration allows readers to better experience the personality of each character from different perspectives. Throughout the book is A. J Fikri. The only regret is that he unfortunately ended up with a brain tumor. Fortunately, the bookstore was still there when he was alive, and Lambiase and Yin Simei inherited and innovated the bookstore. The coffee corner in the corner of the bookstore not only maintained the bookstore's expenses, but also made everyone more relaxed when they came to the bookstore to read.
A sad and heart-warming book! The lives of ordinary people, stories full of warmth, a book that can touch your heart!
The plot of this book advances very well, and the last few chapters explain some of the previous things. The emotion between Maya and A. J is very touching. "Maya, we become what we love. It is love that makes us." There is only one word that is important: "love", which is very healing.
A healing book.
We read and know that we are not alone.
It is a book worth reading, a conscientious work, and worth recommending.
This book is really healing! It reminded me of "A Man Called Ove Decided to Die", both stories about loneliness and love. I can relate to the experience of the protagonist, A. J. Fikri, who finds hope and beauty in difficult circumstances. Everyone in the book is not an island, they are connected because of the book, which also reminded me of "84 Charing Cross". This book tells us that even if there are difficulties in life, we can find solace in love and books. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for something wonderful!