Ajax Penumbra 1969 (Kindle Single)

The description sounded so interesting and I would have liked to read a book that follows that description, but it is graphically disgusting. Do I really need a detailed description of bodily functions? Does that really add to the storyline? Why in the world would anyone think it adds anything? I read a little further and it got worse. How can I remove this from my Kindle and my Goodreads list?

I love [ Mr.Penumbra's 24hr. Bookstore ]. It's great fun and easy to go through.
This one is also easy to read but not good enough to be comparable.

Although the story set in 1969 and written along to Ajax's background that relate to the bookstor, it didn't give much.
Just like another brand new story.

I expected more about Ajax's character develop and how he became so wise and interesting gentleman as I saw in the last book, Mr.Penumbra's 24hr. bookstore, or even the background of the bookstore or the Festina lente itself. The author just add new character or some invisible character that made thing goes.

I think the contemporary's strength, although this issue is not contemporary but the last one is so I defined this one alone to it's sibling, is how easy and relative the reader can get, meanwhile the weakness is the book might lose it's plot depth. And I think this one does surely lose it. I'm sorry to say that.

The introduction to Mr Penumbras world, enjoyable in itself, but does not achieve completion until you read the 24 hour bookstore. Still, I enjoyed it very much with it's feel of the laid back 60's and the people inhabiting that period.

A delightful short novel consumed at one sitting. Enough detail and strangeness to urge you forward, with wonderful characters to inhabit your journey. I found it a reminder that as we explore life, we can embrace the random surprises without becoming someone we don't like. I recommend it.

A delightful short novel consumed at one sitting. Enough detail and strangeness to urge you forward, with wonderful characters to inhabit your journey. I found it a reminder that as we explore life, we can embrace the random surprises without becoming someone we don't like. I recommend it.

I discovered this little book when I was looking for Mr Penumbra's 24 hour Bookstore and I like "background". Now I know something about Ajax Penumbra and about the bookstore. And I enjoyed a quick interesting read in the process.

An amazing history of the 24 hour bookstore and an insightful look into Ajax's life. It definitely keeps you intrigued and wanting to know more about this mysterious bookstore and it's eclectic members. A must read!

This prequel reveals more than just the origin story of the mysterious Mr. Penumbra; the world of shadowy booksellers, obscure codes and forgotten lore is again given a starring role, and the backdrop of late 60's California makes the setting even more dynamic and fun than it was last time. There are delightful (and often hilarious) references to mathematics, urban legends, computer history, SF counterculture etc. on almost every page.

The spirit of change and possibility lent by the times keeps the story moving at a fast clip, and the ending caught me by completely surprise. In many ways it feels like the story was just getting started (which, given that this is a prequel, is true), and I could have easily accompanied Yung Ajax on another adventure before returning to the present day.

Short, well-written, and imaginative. A perfect come-on to the sequel (which of course was written first). Apart from being a good yarn, it will resonate with anyone who has worked hard at finding a particular book.