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La llibreria del senyor Penombra és un lloc, sens dubte, estrany. Però, després de treballar-hi uns quants dies, en Clay Jannon s’adonarà que ho és encara més del que sembla. Un relat sobre conspiracions, secrets i misteris, on la nostàlgia del paper i la vertiginositat de la tecnologia s’uneixen per crear un univers únic.… (més)
derelicious: Both are books about books, with secret societies and mysteries to untangle. The Shadow of the Wind is more gothic and takes place during the Spanish Civil War, and Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is lighter and takes place in modern times.
BookshelfMonstrosity: Although they have very different settings (1950s Spain in Shadow of the Wind and modern San Francisco in Mr. Penumbra's), these adventure stories, with underpinnings of romance, offer unique perspectives on the role of books and reading in our lives.… (més)
librorumamans: This is the real deal: a thoroughly researched, non-fiction treatment, with particular emphasis on the influence of printing on European culture.
La novel·la comença molt bé, apuntant maneres amb una bona barreja de tecnologia (google, realitat augmentada, ordinadors en xarxa, etc) i fantasia (enigmes, sectes, reptes, etc).
Desafortunadament el tema es va desinflant i quan arribem a la meitat es comença a intuir que el final no pot estar a l'altura de totes les expectatives plantejades. I serà així en un tram final avorrit fins a extrems inimaginables mentre el protagonista es troba (per casualitat, sempre per casualitat) amb les solucions.
GEEKS amb majúsules en poden gaudir a estones. ( )
Mr. Penumbra’s 24 hour Bookstore flourishes in the nebulous terrain between super-powered digital information and the text warriors of yore. It rocks in terms of crazy imaginative leaps and is so optimistic about the longevity of books in print that it makes bibliophiles like me positively clap with glee. It does have its share of shortcomings though, but more on that later.
And if, in the end, the plot doesn’t entirely satisfy – the love story is a little weak, the 500-year old mystery rather too neatly solved – this novel’s ideas will linger long in the mind.
“Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” is eminently enjoyable, full of warmth and intelligence. Sloan balances a strong plot with philosophical questions about technology and books and the power both contain. The prose maintains an engaging pace as Clay, Mr. Penumbra and the quirky constellation of people around them try to determine what matters more — the solution to a problem or how that solution is achieved.
"In the end, though, the book works fine as an engrossing mystery — and as an intelligent meditation on technology’s trajectory and limits."https://www.librarything.com/work/12661675/book/132262683#
I loved diving into the world that Sloan created, both the high-tech fantasyland of Google and the ancient analog society. It’s packed full of geeky allusions and wonderful characters, and is a celebration of books, whether they’re made of dead trees or digits.
This winning literary adventure, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, has all the elements of geek hipsterdom: fantasy novels, role-playing games, computer coding, and classic typography.
Whether your hero is Steve Jobs or Stephen Crane, we're all just in love with information and the power of the word — and that's the point Robin Sloan attempts to make in his debut novel, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, one of the most thoughtful and fun reading experiences you're likely to have this year.
This is a book about systems, both secret and overt, exploring codes, filing, programming and designing. Storytelling has its operating systems, too, and though the author creates a splendid opening and an acceptable resolution, he runs out of steam for the great engine system of the middle. The weakness may be in the development of character. Clay is hardly changed by his experience; and for a book making a large statement about friendship, his friends always come in and out of the story on the basis of utility rather than affection or humanity.
Though there’s a code to be cracked in these pages, the real treat of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore is Sloan’s energetic storytelling—and the many, many lines that you will surely want to share on Facebook and tweet to the masses.
Even though this book is familiar in ways, it is pleasurable, too. Sloan's ultimate answer to the mystery of what keeps people solving Penumbra's puzzle is worth turning pages to find out.
"From the shadows of Penumbra’s bookshelves to the brightly lit constellation of cyberspace to the depths of a subterranean library, Sloan deftly wields the magicks (definitely with a “k”) of the electronic and the literary in this intricate mystery."
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Primeres paraules
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Lost in the shadows of the shelves, I almost fall off the ladder.
Citacions
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Now I've resigned myself to sitting at the front desk, but I can't stop squirming. If fidgets were Wikipedia edits, I would have completely revamped the entry on guilt by now, and translated it into five new languages.
You know, I'm really starting to think the whole world is just a patchwork quilt of crazy little cults, all with their own secret spaces, their own records, their own rules.
He has the strangest expression on his face -- the emotive equivalent of 404 PAGE NOT FOUND.
Now, for the first time in my life, I empathize 100 percent with Fluff McFly. My heart is beating at hamster-speed and I am throwing my eyes around the room, looking for some way out.
There is no immortality that is not built on friendship and work done with care.
La llibreria del senyor Penombra és un lloc, sens dubte, estrany. Però, després de treballar-hi uns quants dies, en Clay Jannon s’adonarà que ho és encara més del que sembla. Un relat sobre conspiracions, secrets i misteris, on la nostàlgia del paper i la vertiginositat de la tecnologia s’uneixen per crear un univers únic.
Google Books — S'està carregant…
(3.8)
Mr. Penumbra and the geeks
5
Desafortunadament el tema es va desinflant i quan arribem a la meitat es comença a intuir que el final no pot estar a l'altura de totes les expectatives plantejades. I serà així en un tram final avorrit fins a extrems inimaginables mentre el protagonista es troba (per casualitat, sempre per casualitat) amb les solucions.
GEEKS amb majúsules en poden gaudir a estones. (