Author: Robin Sloan
Title: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
Narrator: Ari Fliakos
Publication Info: Macmillan Audio (2012)
Summary/Review:
A young man named Clay is out-of-work in San Francisco and ends up taking a job at a bizarre book store with an eccentric owner. It turns out to be a front of a shadowy organization and Clay’s favorite fantasy book series is a key to its mysteries.. With the help of a girlfriend who works at Google, and a nerdy childhood friend who’s become wealthy as a game developer, Clay is able to advance well into the organization. I found this book moderately interesting, with a bit of mystery, some book lore, and a lot of product placement for Google.
Favorite Passages:
“The suburban mind cannot comprehend the emergent complexity of a New York sidewalk.”
Recommended books: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Rating: **1/2
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