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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)

Robin Sloan

Start date: June 15, 2013

Finish date: July 15, 2013

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Nov 14, 2014 Kai Coates rated it it was ok

Has some witty moments and was entertaining enough to read in two sittings. At some point, however, it just became a big advertisement for Google and never really recovered. Also, it reminded me a lot of The Da Vinci Code, which is not a compliment. ...more

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Jun 13, 2013 Tamela rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio, books-read-in-2013

This book was the most fun! I loved the writing, the characters, the story and the BOOKS! Clever and entertaining, great way to start my summer reading.

'Your life must be an open city, with all sorts of ways to wander in.'

'All the secrets in the world worth knowing are hiding in plain sight.'

'There is no immortality that is not built on friendship.' ...more

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Jun 06, 2013 Beth rated it liked it

I enjoyed this book--it's a quick and entertaining. While I wouldn't quite call it mind candy, it definitely borders on that category. The ideas could be developed more fully, as could the characters. But I love the focus on reading and books as material objects with a long history. Plus it's set in San Francisco, and who doesn't love SF? ...more

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Nov 05, 2012 Cynthia rated it it was amazing

This is book nerd heaven, complete with obscure historical references as tech/role play nerdinness. I'm othe words, I loved it. The plot is very engaging even if you don't get all the ubernerd references. I highly recommend it. ...more

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Nov 30, 2012 Jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-about-books, technology, audio

Initially I wasn't quite sure what to make of this, but ultimately I feel like Sloan did a really nice job of capturing what I love about books - not their physicality but the world of ideas they bring to their readers and the connections we forge when ideas get shared. In a way, I find it refreshing to read a book-about-books that's more about where we are right now and where we're going, and not in an I-miss-the-old-days way. Technology is powerful stuff and it's fun to see an author really fl ...more

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