Mar 25, 2021lianaherman rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The narrator, Ari Fliakos, has such an amazing voice for narration that it was impossible to stop listening to the story. I highly recommend this book for any audiobook listeners, as well as those who enjoy reading. The story was…
Nov 14, 2019InsJavert rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I had set this book in my "to read' list quite a while back. It just seemed to an interesting story to pass the time away.
I was able to download an audio copy fr0m my library all for FREE!!. As I settled down to listen to a story just…
Nov 04, 2018s_holez rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
this is one lighthearted and fun book to read!! I really looked forward to reading it everyday and made me laugh quite a bit. Clay, the main character is hilarious!! I think the reader of the (audiobook) made it even better! very, very…
I really enjoyed it--a delightful combination of 15th century and 21st century high technology with a compelling narrator and an excellent reader. I was pleased to find another work by the author, Penumbra 1969, that gave me another chance…
May 16, 2017Kaleydoscope rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Clay assumes he took an easy job working the night shift in a bookstore, but unravels a secret society of book-lovers and code-breakers that dates back hundreds of years.
Sep 07, 2016JCLMelodyMK rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed listening to this book.
It was a light, fun read. Kind of a Scooby Doo group searching for the answers. The reader did a good job and I'm glad I read it.
May 08, 2016JudithE rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I mostly liked this -- it's all about books, which I love, and audio-books, which are essential to my day. And there are puzzles, and computers, and the modern and the old meet. But I am irritated by a crucial point: (spoiler alert!!) …
Aug 01, 2014JCLChrisK rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Information and stories. That's the commonality. Convention prefers to set things in opposition to each other: books vs. computers; analog vs. digital; old vs. new; dusty vs. sleek. They may function differently, but at their cores books…
Mar 12, 2014jvehawn rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book is one that I would recommend to anyone who truly loves books. THe audio version has a fun little easter egg, in that the Author of the book is the reader of the audio book in the story! This book can be a bit odd at times and…
Aug 01, 2013JCLHopeH rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is like a lighter, geekier version of a Dan Brown novel, in which the characters are on a quest to decode a secret message left centuries ago by Venetian printer Aldus Manutius. It mixes a fictional ancient society with contemporary…
It starts out like a fine mystery. The protagonist, Clay Jannon, is hired by a San Francisco independent bookstore owner -- Mr Penumbra -- to retrieve books from 10 pm to 6 am, at the request of long time bookstore customers holding an…
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore