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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | Robin Sloan

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#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 I really enjoyed this. I don‘t know what genre it is. Fantasy? Magical Realism? And I don‘t care about labeling it. I just know I‘m glad I read it.

DieAReader, Andrew65, TheSpineView, GHABI4ROSES

thegirlwiththelibrarybag In which case I recommend the prequel

Ajax Penumbra 1969

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I read this nearly 10 years ago and remember nothing more than I liked it. I picked up the prequel but never read it. It might be time for a reread. 2w

DieAReader 🥳Great 2w

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CatLass007 @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I‘ve read it and enjoyed it. I‘ve fallen behind on my reviews. @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I would encourage you to reread it and give the prequel a try. I found it quite enjoyable. 2w

thegirlwiththelibrarybag I‘ve got his newest book out at the moment, but haven‘t started it yet. He‘s an interesting writer!

Moonbound: A Novel

CatLass007 @thegirlwiththelibrarybag Thanks for the reminder to look for his other books! 2w

thegirlwiththelibrarybag He also has short stories on his website - the writer and the witch was my favourite https://www.robinsloan.com/stories/writer-witch/ 2w

BethM This has been on my tbr forever. 2w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I suddenly remember that the cover on my paperback copy faintly glowed in the dark, too. 2w

CatLass007 @thegirlwiththelibrarybag Moonbound isn‘t available in audio format at my library, which is too bad. But I‘ll keep checking. Thank you for the link and info about his short stories. 2w

CatLass007 @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Cool! 2w

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Lauredhel

Curie Society, Volume 2: Eris Eternal | Anne Toole , Heather Einhorn, Adam Staffaroni

This nearish-future feminist graphic novel about a scientific society is a lot of fun.

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LeslieO

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks | E. Lockhart

✏️ School usually starts a day or two after Labor Day around here. We had teacher days the week before. Still get that new school year feeling even though I‘ve been retired for three years!
✏️ The tagged book. Love a good boarding school book.

Play along Littens! I‘d love to add to my school setting TBR! #Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 13mo

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Centique

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | Robin Sloan

Book plus latte plus a spot out of the sun when youre finished swimming - Fiji ☀️🏝️☀️

tpixie Lovely 😊 1y

AlaMich Fiji is on my bucket list! 1y

Ruthiella Perfect! 😃 1y

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LeahBergen I can‘t! 😫 1y

TrishB Oh how lovely 😁 1y

CarolynM That looks delightful, but the important question is, is the coffee any good?😆 1y

Centique @AlaMich if you go, and want a quieter resort experience, i recommend coming here to Musket Cove. This is our 4th visit and we‘re too in love with it to try any other resort 😂 1y

Centique @CarolynM the coffee is not great! But i can live with it 😂😂 The only thing i miss about home are my cats and my local barista 💕 1y

AlaMich @Centique @Centique Thanks for the recommendation! I see from the map that NZ is pretty close to Fiji, you lucky duck!! 1y

Cathythoughts Enjoy Paula ! Fiji, I can only imagine in my dreams ♥️ 1y

Centique @AlaMich @Cathythoughts i am lucky 💕but meantime i dream of visiting europe which is about 24 hours of flying 😬😬 Have to pick some closer destinations! 1y

Rissreads I missed all this! How wonderful, Fiji! 💛 14mo

Suet624 I‘m just going to keep dreaming… 13mo

Centique @Suet624 🤞😘 13mo

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Eggs

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | Robin Sloan

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Mostly Pick. It lost me a few times in the confusion of the many characters and some of the tech/coding. Amusing, fascinating premise.

#Pantone2023 @Clwojick

Crazeedi Yes it was a bit confusing at times , I read a couple years ago 1y

Vivlio_Gnosi One of my favorite books! 1y

Clwojick Pretty! 1y

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Eggs @Crazeedi agree but still fun 🤩 1y

Eggs @Vivlio_Gnosi yay! 1y

Eggs @Clwojick Thanks 😊 1y

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The_Penniless_Author

Masters of Atlantis | Charles Portis

Wow, my favorite author is having quite a moment. First a New Yorker profile and now one in The Atlantic, plus a newly released Collected Works from Library of America:

https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/06/charles-portis-collected-works...

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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | Robin Sloan

Diving back into this world on a self-care Friday off of work. Maintenance has been hammering aggressively on the other side of my wall. 'Twas overstimulating and dysregulating, so Starbucks it is. 📚 🍵

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jen_the_scribe

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | Robin Sloan

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I finished this listen on the treadmill today. I enjoyed it for the most part but found the plot lacking in action/drama and also found the resolution extremely anticlimactic. It was a little disappointing in the end, but the characters were disappointed too, so maybe that was the point. I loved the quirky characters and the concept: what does it mean to be immortal? And the convergence of books and technology in the information era.

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Sapphire

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | Robin Sloan

I don‘t get to recommend books much as it seems most people in my real life have such different tastes than I do. But I remember how fun this book felt reading it. The most “fun” since the er welt Harry Potter though very different of course. #EasterOMC #most-recommended

Clwojick, LadyKatrina

Clwojick I enjoyed this one! ❤️ 1y

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Erynecki

Saturnalia | Stephanie Feldman

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A carnival, a night of debauchery, social clubs, global warming, a mysterious errand, alchemy, and friendship. I think it‘s sort of a cross between an apocalyptic story, science fiction, and magic. Lots of beautiful descriptions and suspenseful moments. Totally outside my usual reading genre which is probably while I‘ll be thinking about all the twists and turns for quite some time.

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