Review of "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A fast-paced, geeky romp through typography, design, secret societies, cryptography, and Google. I enjoyed every page.
Hardcover, 288 pages
English language
Published April 18, 2012
A fast-paced, geeky romp through typography, design, secret societies, cryptography, and Google. I enjoyed every page.
While the writing was simple and not terrible styled, it was written very well and definitely in the voice of the type of person the main character was — a guy who I really related to. A story of myth and intrigue and ancient organizations, it's Dan Brown meets tech startups.
Do not miss if you love books, design and/or San Francisco. In fact, if this is you, read it twice.