Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (574 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B009KF05D8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 289 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With irresistible brio and dazzling intelligence, Robin Sloan has crafted a literary adventure story for the 21st century, evoking both the fairy-tale charm of Haruki Murakami and the enthusiastic novel-of-ideas wizardry of Neal Stephenson or a young Umberto Eco, but with a unique and feisty sensibility that's rare to the world of literary fiction. But once they bring their findings to Mr. The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a San Francisco Web-design drone - and serendipity, sheer curiosity, and the ability to climb a ladder like a monkey has landed him a new gig working the night shift at Mr. A gleeful and exhilarating tale of global conspiracy, complex code-breaking, high-tech data visualization, young love, rollicking adventure, and the secret to eternal life - mostly set in a hole-in-the-wall San Francisco bookstore. Bu
"For bibliophiles who prefer paper, pixels, and everything in between." according to Marie K.. I admit that I picked this up because of the peculiar title. Turns out the characters were just as curious about this bookstore as I was—and rightly so!Set in San Francisco, Sloan does a pretty good caricature of the Bay Area startup scene, and even throws big tech players like Google into the mix—the latter actually plays a surprisingly key role here! I’ve only been living in the Bay Area for about three months now (at the time of this review), but even I had to apprecia. Wonderful and charming! I loved it! Lisa Dunckley Wonderful book! Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is a tightly written, funny, and engaging book. This book has elements of The Da Vinci Code, fantasy novels, a great mystery, a seriously endearing main character, and a great set of supporting characters.Over-educated and short on experience, when Clay is laid off from his first job after college, he gets a job working in a weird bookstore. Despite being warned not to ask questions nor to look at any of the books in the “wayback&rdquo. Elizabeth H. Cottrell said Fun and quirky.. This entertaining book was magic, science fiction, detective story, fantasywith a little romance and code-breaking thrown inand most definitely a love letter to books everywhere.Protagonist Clay Jannon is making ends meet at Mr. Penumbra's "Fun and quirky." according to Elizabeth H. Cottrell. This entertaining book was magic, science fiction, detective story, fantasywith a little romance and code-breaking thrown inand most definitely a love letter to books everywhere.Protagonist Clay Jannon is making ends meet at Mr. Penumbra's 2Fun and quirky. Elizabeth H. Cottrell This entertaining book was magic, science fiction, detective story, fantasywith a little romance and code-breaking thrown inand most definitely a love letter to books everywhere.Protagonist Clay Jannon is making ends meet at Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, where he quickly finds things are not what they seem and he dares to explore the volumes he's been told to avoid. Secrets unfold slowly and oddly, pulling Clay and his techno-savvy friends into a mystery far beyond the bookstore itself. -Hour Bookstore, where he quickly finds things are not what they seem and he dares to explore the volumes he's been told to avoid. Secrets unfold slowly and oddly, pulling Clay and his techno-savvy friends into a mystery far beyond the bookstore itself. Fun and quirky. Elizabeth H. Cottrell This entertaining book was magic, science fiction, detective story, fantasywith a little romance and code-breaking thrown inand most definitely a love letter to books everywhere.Protagonist Clay Jannon is making ends meet at Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, where he quickly finds things are not what they seem and he dares to explore the volumes he's been told to avoid. Secrets unfold slowly and oddly, pulling Clay and his techno-savvy friends into a mystery far beyond the bookstore itself. -Hour Bookstore, where he quickly finds things are not what they seem and he dares to explore the volumes he's been told to avoid. Secrets unfold slowly and oddly, pulling Clay and his techno-savvy friends into a mystery far beyond the bookstore itself