Reviews

Sourdough by Robin Sloan

m0mmydrag0nfly69's review against another edition

4.75

Made me want to bake and eat bread!!!

hanthomas's review

4.0

An entertaining read, with a similar fantastical blending of old world and new that made Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore so engaging.

Be prepared to want to snack on freshly toasted sourdough smothered with butter: it heightens the reading experience, is thematically relevant, and is also delicious.

thealexarachelle's review

4.0

This story was super cute. I enjoyed it a lot as it is different from the regular tropes we all read on a daily basis. At least from what I read. I thought it was fun and light!

whitneeaboo's review

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.75

awesome_archaeology's review

adventurous lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

This was a good book with subtle elements of magical realism.

isabelmacomber's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

kristin_o's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.75

… a tiny space without feedback or self-awareness - and I had named it Confidence. 

This was a great read. Both about self discovery and self confidence, and how technology and our food systems intersect. What it means to change. 

astopotro's review

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

mbelle97's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

I loved Mr Penumbra's 24 hour bookstore, so I'm surprised I wasn't as big of a fan of this book. It was a little hard to follow the main plot, a TON of characters got introduced and only a handful of them ended up being super relevant. Also it was hard to tell the main characters motivations for anything. Some big events happened right at the end of the book that I personally would have been furious about, but the main character didn't seem to have any kind of emotional reaction to them or to much of anything else that happened in the book. It was hard to get invested in her journey because it wasn't super clear what she wanted.

raemow's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

3.75