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What a killer way to start out the new year. I loved this one.
It's a mystery that revolves around, surprise, a bookstore. Our protagonist, Clay, doesn't have any purpose in his life. He gets a job at a quirky little bookstore in San Francisco and soon notices weird things that leads to a secret society.
With mysteries, I'm always afraid I'll accidentally give something key away in the review, so let me just say this. The book is quirky, very ...more
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What a killer way to start out the new year. I loved this one.
It's a mystery that revolves around, surprise, a bookstore. Our protagonist, Clay, doesn't have any purpose in his life. He gets a job at a quirky little bookstore in San Francisco and soon notices weird things that leads to a secret society.
With mysteries, I'm always afraid I'll accidentally give something key away in the review, so let me just say this. The book is quirky, very ...more
I fell instantly in love with this book. In many ways, it's a love letter to books themselves and anyone who loves reading and who could get lost in a bookstore for hours will love this one. In other ways it's about friendship and in other ways about how we see ourselves and our position in the world. In others, it just a plain good story about people I really want to be friends with. Very highly recommended.
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fantastic book!!!
eh. to say i read this is an overstatement as i didn't finish it. i think it's basically an adult harry potter. while i love harry potter, i didn't really love this. the cover glows in the dark though, which is rad.
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Charming, but the end was wrapped up a little too neatly for me and was a little unsatisfying. Really enjoyed the rest of the story though.
3.5 stars. A fun and inventive read involving a secret society, printing presses and google. The characters were quirky. The story an amusing mystery. An enjoyable book, for sure.
Oct 21, 2012
Lisa
marked it as to-read
Oct 24, 2012
Joseph-Daniel Peter Paul Abondius
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Dec 24, 2012
Kelly
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Jan 10, 2013
Wiltshire Hermit
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Jun 02, 2014
Laura
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