Both stories feature the real-life actions of the librarians but star fictional characters. But the overview is that The Giver of Stars shares startling similarities to a novel published earlier this year, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. Similaritiesįirst of all, I encourage you all to read the article in its entirety-don’t do what I did and read half of it on mobile thinking you’ve read the entire story. I was all set to write a review-until a friend sent me this Buzzfeed article: “Me Before You” Author Jojo Moyes Has Been Accused Of Publishing A Novel With “Alarming Similarities” To Another Author’s Book.

The story is such an engaging read about these librarians of Kentucky. I really wasn’t interested in Alaska in the ’70s but because she’s such a talented writer, I read it and thought it was so well done.Īnd it turns out, I really liked The Giver of Stars. I did the same with Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone. That’s the thing about great authors-readers will pick up any book they write. On a rare occasion, I will check one out and be pleasantly surprised (aka the wonderful Crawdads).īut I decided to read the book because I love Jojo Moyes’ work. I’ll just say it: I’m typically not that into country/rural stories. It takes place in Depression-era America (which sounds interesting) but set in the mountains of Kentucky (big pause). But when I first read the synopsis about The Giver of Stars, I definitely had doubts. She’s a New York Times bestseller and her novel Me Before You became a movie. Jojo Moyes is one of the most successful authors around today. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes is a fictional tale about the real-life Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky.

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