Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore

by Robin Sloan

2012•Fantasy•288 pages

Taste attributes: fantasymysterycomedyscience fictionfastfresh & originalintricatelinearglossybig & variedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsall consuming questunlikely connections

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Boxlist takePolished and fresh: a fast-moving fantasy novel. Best if you like polish over grit.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, but after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyMysteryComedyScience fictionSolving the riddle/not as it seemsAll consuming questUnlikely connections

Subjects

ContemporaryFantasyEmployeesBookstoresAmerikanisches EnglischBooksellers and booksellingAction & adventure""""Fantasy, contemporary

Details

Author
Robin Sloan
Published
2012
Pages
288
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