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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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I listened to this one, and found the story to be good, but a bit drawn out for me. I loved the ending though, so if you start, it's worth seeing it through!
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