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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
by Robin Sloan
DID NOT FINISH: 59%
dnf @ page 169
Considering the fact that this book has been on my tbr for 6+ years, I’m very disappointed that I didn’t want to finish this one. The first 40-50% was really doing it for me. I loved the descriptions of the bookstore, I thought the main character was likable, there was an interesting mystery, and the writing made me laugh.
It was the perfect recipe for a new favorite book.
However, the more the book started talking about coding, technology, and Google the more I lost interest. Even those elements I was getting used to, but as soon as the twist/reveal happened my interest dropped off pretty quickly. It just wasn’t what I expected or wanted and I unfortunately lost my motivation to finish the book.
It probably would have been a 3 star at most if I finished it so I didn’t really feel like there was a point. I’m definitely disappointed but at least I can finally get it off of my tbr!