Reviews

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

stacikristine's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

3.5 stars. This book was a lot of fun. The characters made me smile, and the mystery kept me guessing. There were multiple reviews that compared it to Harry Potter, which I don't understand at all. But it was a fun, quirky book. 

oceanbrain's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

yeppenny's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

What I enjoyed about this book:

While everyone is busying around, searching for the answer to immortality, preserving some 500-year-old fellowship and its traditions...in the end, what mattered to Gerritszoon was having lived a life with a great friendship

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shawnbakergibson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

fethiye's review against another edition

2.0

Very disappointing. I hoped it would be something like The Storied Life Of A J Fikry but alas it was not. The characters were flat and the MC ,who is a a man in his thirties ,acted like a teenage girl. As for the plot i lost interest in it, i was not entertained.

domicspinnwand's review against another edition

5.0

Ich fand es toll! Schon die Leseprobe war vielversprechend, und auch das komplette Buch enttäuschte nicht. Das Ganze spielt in einem 24-Stunden-Buchladen in San Francisco, es geht um Bücher, Biliotheken, Bibliophile, Typografie, ein bissle Programmierung und Google, ein bissle Fantasy - aber nicht so viel, dass es mich abschrecken würde, ich mag nämlich eigentlich keine Fantasy. Ein bissle "Erwins Badezimmer", ein bissle "Harry Potter" - auf alle Fälle eines der besten Bücher, die ich bis jetzt in diesem Jahr gelesen habe. Und bis zum 5. September gibt's das bei Amazon auf Englisch noch für unter 2 Euronen.

Loved it! A little fantasy-esk, but not too much, nice characters, interesting story, a real page turner! Highly recommend this!

creativepastelvoid's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

curamay's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

cal337's review against another edition

3.0

The plot is unique and the content fresh, but the first person narration doesn't do enough to develop its narrator's character. I liked the bookstore elements more than the big tech elements.

valpixels's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0