Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour
Bookstore
By: Robin Sloan
Genre: fiction
Pages: 288
Published: 2012
Read: May
1 out of 5 stars
I HATED this book. I was so excited to
read this novel….what booklover wouldn’t?? It’s about a mysterious bookstore
open 24 hours a day. But, it’s more about googlers and technology and the
mystery has nothing to do with the books themselves. I daydreamed a lot while
reading it and wanted to give up, but trudged on hoping it would grab my
interest. It never did L. Very little of the book even took place in the
quaint, very intriguing-sounding bookstore. This was one of the few books that
I hoped the ending would make the book worthwhile to read, but that never
happened either. While it was well written and I believe the author has the
technology knowledge to write a book of this context; it just wasn’t for me.
The most intriguing part – the cover of the hardcover
edition glows in the dark – VERY COOL. This is Sloan’s first novel and I will
probably not be looking for any of his future novels, but if you are a fan his
website is www.robinsloan.com
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