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This was really, really fantastic. I listened to the audio version, and would highly recommend it. I have to confess, this story hits several of my nerd excitement buttons - an ancient dusty bookstore, a centuries-old puzzle, charming eccentrics, secret societies, cryptography, and of course BOOKS! Robin Sloan does a wonderful job of crafting his odd corner of the world in a way that feels possible. I'm not convinced I couldn't find the 24-hour bookstore tucked away in San Francisco, I'm a littl
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Last week I ranted that I hate when books mention Twitter or Facebook or any other newfangled thing, because it immediately makes them seem dated and because I am a curmudgeon. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is the exception. I don't know how well it'll read in ten years, but in 2014 it is a delight. It's one of those books that, towards the end, you will think, "There aren't enough pages left to wrap this up satisfactorily," but the author pulls it off deftly. This book was pure fun, and ther
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Charming mystery.
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