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

Robin Sloan

Start date: January 1, 2014

Finish date: January 31, 2014

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Aug 16, 2015 Catsalive rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015

4.5 ★s

Other people have reviewed this quite extensively, so I'll just say that I truly enjoyed this unusual book. Clay and his friends are likeable, & I enjoyed his hunt for the answers. What's it about? It's hard to say, but I think it's about friendship & finding your niche in the world - & books, of course. I don't just love the smell, I love the look & feel of them too, not to mention the contents - & I like to reorganise my shelves just to play with them.

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Jun 09, 2013 Michael rated it liked it

Shelves: this-years-books

A fun but predictable read. More name dropping then is really needed, but still it had many fun and wonderful places. With characters that you can enjoy. It seem more like it was written to be made in to a movie and I am sure if I did some digging I may find that it has already been optioned. It give you the happy ending that seems to be required in modern literature. But that okay it was fun.

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May 05, 2018 Jenifer Jacobs rated it it was amazing

I pretty much loved everything about this book. The intersection of books and technology. Hilarious and sweet. Old and young. Mystery and reality. Set in the Bay Area and full of tongue in cheek. I love Robin Sloan and the audiobook narrator got it exactly right. I laughed out loud many times. Going to have Michael read it next!!

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Jan 07, 2015 Trisha rated it it was ok

"Of course we will accept it. That's what you do on a quest. You listen to the old man's problem and then you promise to help him."

This one started out strong. An old mysterious bookstore, completely eccentric patrons who "rent" hidden strange tombs from the odd parts of the story and an equally old, mysterious store owner who wants you to keep a very precise journal about the store.

It worked out to a great little mystery and a book that, at first, was hard to put down.
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