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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

First Chapter, First Paragraph Tuesday Intros - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore


First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros is hosted by Diane at Bibliophile By the Sea. Join us to share the first paragraph ( or a few) of the book you are currently reading, or hope to begin soon.


Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore  A Novel
Robin Sloan
Farrar, Straus and Giroux  2012


Help Wanted
     Lost in the shadows of the shelves, I almost fall off the ladder. I am exactly half way up. The floor of the bookstore is far below me, the surface of a planet I've left behind. The tops of the shelves loom high above, and it's dark up there - the books are packed in close, and they don't let any light through. The air might be thinner, too. I think I see a bat.
     I am holding on for dear life, one hand on the ladder, the other on the lip of a shelf, fingers pressed white. My eyes trace a line above my knuckles, searching the spines - and there I spot it. The book I'm looking for.
     But let me back up. 


I am anxious to get started on the book. I recommended it to my book club and they have decided to read it for discussion in April. I hope it is as good as the reviews I have been reading. This is also a library book, so I will add it to my list for Readers to the Rescue Library Challenge. 

I finished On Hummingbird Wings by Lauraine Snelling. You can see my review here on Goodreads. 


Stay Busy and Stay Happy

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13 comments:

  1. Paulita March 10, 2015 at 9:10 AM

    Judy, I enjoyed this one. Hope you like it too. Here's Mine

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  2. Monica's Bookish LifeMarch 10, 2015 at 9:14 AM

    I haven't heard of this book. The intro is intriguing. I'd have to keep reading!

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  3. kayerjMarch 10, 2015 at 9:19 AM

    I liked that beginning paragraph, and the setting. I hope you enjoy your book. Kelley at the road goes ever ever on

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  4. Cleopatra Loves BooksMarch 10, 2015 at 9:39 AM

    I have read so many great reviews of this book and the setting is ideal for booklovers! Here is my Tuesday post https://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/4158/

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  5. Laurel-Rain SnowMarch 10, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    I have been ogling this one since it came out...I love that intro, and I can almost feel everything he is experiencing from the description. Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.

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    1. grammajudybMarch 10, 2015 at 2:04 PM

      I checked this one, a hardcover, out from out library. Last night I started reading it in bed. I turned out the light and decided I needed to get up to get a bottle of water, the cover of this book has glow in the dark markings. The spines of the books glow. I was a bit freaked out at first, but then had to giggle.

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    2. grammajudybMarch 10, 2015 at 2:05 PM

      correction from our library!! :)

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  6. Suzie QuintMarch 10, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    I always love a writer who can make me laugh and the bat comment did. May have to check this out.

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  7. Nise' March 10, 2015 at 12:23 PM

    I like the sentence, "but let me back up". I would keep reading.

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  8. JoAnnMarch 10, 2015 at 12:52 PM

    What a great opening! I've seen several very positive reviews of this book, so I'd keep reading. Hope you enjoy it.

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  9. MargotMarch 10, 2015 at 4:19 PM

    I liked this book too. I just read it last year and found it very creative.

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  10. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaMarch 10, 2015 at 6:40 PM

    I think I might like this Judy from the intro. So happy you joined us again this week. Thanks

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