Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

by Robin Sloan

Book Overview

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 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374214913
• ISBN13: 9780374214913
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful fantasy but not for me.

I read almost 1/3 of this book trying to learn to love fantastic genres along with my usual romance novels. Just couldn’t make it happen. It was a very intelligent and provoking story for anyone who likes sci~fi and mystery. It probably deserved a 5 but since I didn’t finish it I gave it a 4.

One of my favorites

Absolutely love this book

A book for book lovers

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I'm not usually into sci-fi or suspensful books, but I really love books about books. Also crazy to think about Google and all the pots they are dipping there fingers into.

Memorable Book

The story itself was a little YA for my usual taste. However, I did enjoy the story which focuses on the concept of accepting new technologies and methods without discarding the old. They each have their place in this book. It teaches lessons about being fearless in the face of change and about perseverance despite past failures. Overall the story left me feeling optimistic.

One of my favourite books.

This book is fantastic. Really easy to read, and has a great storyline that is very easy to follow. My favourite part is the description of the bookstore.