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Jeremiah Britt

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  • Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | [Robin Sloan]
    Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel
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    Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 41 mins)
    • By Robin Sloan
    • Narrated By Ari Fliakos
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1167)
    Performance
    (1060)
    Story
    (1048)

    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. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. But after just a few days on the job, Clay begins to realize that this store is even more curious than the name suggests. There are only a few customers, but they come in repeatedly and never seem to actually buy anything....

    Paula says: "A Profoundly Mesmerizing Tale"
    "Felt like a novella wrapped around a Google ad."
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    Is there anything you would change about this book?

    The strange mix of fictional corporations, historical characters, and fonts with bizarrely overwhelming mentions of GOOGLE GOOGLE GOOGLE annoyed me. Leveraging all of Google's power was a quick way to illustrate some of the efforts, but lauding their cafeteria, management structure and general nerd culture to the degree and pages he devoted to it was unnecessary. The resolution also angered me for reasons I can not describe without "spoilers".


    What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

    The characters, other than his caricature of a "quirky nerd girl" girlfriend, were likeable. The mystery wasn't really that mysterious, but the natural way the story was told made it feel more friendly and enjoyable.


    What about Ari Fliakos’s performance did you like?

    He does an excellent old man voice.


    If this book were a movie would you go see it?

    It could be properly Wes Anderson-ed up to be enjoyable, but it would really depend on the director.


    2 of 4 people found this review helpful

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