Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
A Novel
by
Robin Sloan
I just finished this book a couple minutes ago, and I wanted to hurry up and blog about it, before I lose my momentum. I really enjoyed this read. It was quick, easy, and entertaining. Because I read a lot of YA fiction, I liked that this was a novel who's target audience was adults, but it read very much like YA. Which to me, goes to show that you can write lighthearted fiction, with a great plot and good characters, and have it appeal to adults.
The story begins when a young guy ends up with a gig working the night-shift at a mysterious bookstore in San Francisco. From there the story takes off, and moves at a nice clip. Clay (the young guy) along with a colorful cast of really likable (if a tad underdeveloped) characters set off to solve and/or protect the mystery of the bookstore. It takes a science fiction turn, and also has a lot of other nerdy-ness thrown in (all inserted rather tongue-in-cheek), so I really liked that. Another thing that appealed to me is how it's all about books! Of course readers are going to like that!
Anyway, perfect weekend read.
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