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The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
5.0
Thoroughly enjoyed this yarn, a yarn so entangled (by a mischievous cat?) that the tale had to be told by multiple voices and the information shared had to be kept straight as could be in order to sort it all out. About 3/5 through I had the knawing sense of already having heard this story, yet even now I could not tell you in what manner I had heard it beforehand. Nonetheless, I enjoyed being taken to New Zealand, was glad to not experience the discomforts of a Victorian era mining town first hand, and appreciated having to unravel the yarn in order to wind it back up again all nice and tidy.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
4.0
Enjoyed this so much that I convinced my husband to read it, and he had a similar response to mine. Indeed, we gave a copy to each of our sons as holiday gifts. Am sure part of the appeal is that my husband and I have been in the educational technology field for 30 years, and our sons grew up with technology in school and at home, so the topic particularly appealed. We are also all voracious readers of physical books. And it helps that Robin Sloan can tell a good story!