From A to Z: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Dear Z,

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore is technically an adult book however the amount of teens and YA lovers I’ve met who love it is immense. Why just this week while at work a teenage girl came into the office and told me how much she loved the book, she wasn’t older than 17. In fact I think I would classify this as a New Adult Book. Now I don’t know where to begin with describing this book. On the whole I absolutely adored reading it. It was quirky and fun and kept you on your toes. Author Robin Sloan showcases the modern technological world merging with a world of paper and ink thousands of years old. And he does so through one marketing major out of a job in San Francisco during the Recession.

In the book we follow Clay as he stumbles upon this odd all night bookstore while in search of job. And we also meet the eccentric cast of characters, from immortality and Google obsessed Kat, whom I didn’t particularly enjoy, to Clay’s childhood best friend/ entrepreneur. Then of course there’s the quirky, Dumbledore-like Mr. Penumbra himself. Through this book you see bookish cults, the creepy amazing capabilities of technology in our world, and how a passion for something can get you everywhere in life.

This book will take you on the weirdest journey. And I’m serious, this is probably the weirdest book I have ever read, however it is very very addicting as well. You want to know what the big mystery behind this store is exactly. Also the writing is phenomenal, Sloan does not shy away from using his talent to the max pulling out Latin terms, coding terms, technological as well as book making terms. This book will need your full attention and you will want to give it. Not to mention the cover is glow in the dark.

So if you like books that take place in San Francisco, fun mysteries, books about our modern changing world told from the rising generation, or old episodes of Twilight Zone then please pick up a copy of this book! It is a genuinely fun read and I can’t thank you enough for recommending it to me Zoe.

Until the Next Read,

A

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