Edit: I wrote more here - http://cleareyesfullshelves.com/blog/... 
 I really loved this novel. Gabrielle Zevin's writing is fascinating to me, as it's so different in each novel, but it always has certain quality that I can't quite put my finger on. The Storied Life of AJ Fikry is ostensibly about a bookseller and books, but it's really about love of al sorts and the power of community. It's surprisingly funny, and never slides toward preciousness or pretentiousness. It's nice to read lit fic that's devoid of both and is also an optimistic, warm novel. 
 Anyway, I'll write a longer review when this book is out in the world, but it's probably going to be one of my favorites of 2014, which is funny, since I'm writing this in 2013.