Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - A Novel

Robin Sloan

Picador USA

2013

288 páginas

9h 36m

ISBN-13: 9781250037756

The New York Times Bestseller

A Winner of the Alex Award, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction, named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle

The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest. The customers are few, and they never seem to buy anything―instead, they "check out" large, obscure volumes from strange corners of the store. Suspicious, Clay engineers an analysis of the clientele's behavior, seeking help from his variously talented friends. But when they bring their findings to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the bookstore's secrets extend far beyond its walls. Rendered with irresistible brio and dazzling intelligence, Robin Sloan's Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is exactly what it sounds like: an establishment you have to enter and will never want to leave.

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5 (Perfeito)

Definitivamente leia!!

Eu simplesmente adoro essa vibe biblioteca / livraria / culto secreto. Quem nunca se sentiu parte de um clubinho seleto na biblioteca da escola? kkkkk O plot me lembrou de "A Biblioteca Mágica de Bibbi Bokken"*, mas um pouco mais adulto e moderno. Quanta emoção! Não conseguia parar de me mexer, e definitivamente não previ como o segredo seria revelado. O epílogo foi perfeito. Do que eu vi aqui tem um livro prequel, vou dar um tempo e depois ler.

*Recomendo também, muito bom.