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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

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Mr. Penumbra’s- 24 Hour Bookstore is a novel that at first is difficult to understand

though it has a lot of fantasy in it. Mr. Penumbra’s is one of the books that you can’t stop reading

once you start reading. Economic recession forces the protagonist, Clay Jannon, to retrench from

his web-design job in San Francisco. Clay gets a job in a 24-hour bookstore and within some few

days gets curious to know not only about its name but also the owner and the bookstore’s secrets

which go behold its’ walls. Clay involves a group of friends with an aim to establish the store's

primary purpose. They find out that there is a secret society which is a global conspiracy. Codes

are also hidden inside some of the books and there is a promise of immortality for human-beings

in the near future (Sloan, 2012).

Whether in real life or fiction, something becomes of little or no value once acquired. In

recent times when technology is taking over lives, it becomes easier to pass any type of

information through data visualization e.g. computers. Books have a longer period of use if

stored properly but since technology is taking over; the internet becomes the best source for an

individual to get information; including the best-selling novels. In my own ending, I would take

a situation where everything that is set to happen in the future must happen regardless of the

acceptance or criticism it faces from the compact majority i.e. those who embrace technology

and those who do not. There should be a point where everyone is given the freedom to do what

pleases him/her, but with limitations. These limitations, for example, can be caused by the fact

that a certain new technology will be adapted differently by the people who hear about it. The

innovators create the technology; the early-adopters will start using the technology as soon as it

is launched. Then there is the early majority, late majority, and the laggards. It is important to

note that even the worst of an idea, can be accepted if a certain percentage of the population

accepts it. Those who criticize the idea can cause setbacks, which most of the times is nothing to

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go by as they offer no lasting solutions. The ending should show the full results after the

introduction of a new innovation. Mr. Penumbra’s- 24 Hour Bookstore doesn’t analyze what

happens after Clay and his friends there is a secret world in the coded books. The book should

also focus more on immortality.

The book is optimistic about friendship. Neel is a millionaire with the ability to pay for

anything the group wants. Kat has the access to resources within Google that her friends need.

Their friendship ensures that any obstacles that come through are easily solved. The book at the

end shows a good relationship between technology and bibliography. There is a place for the

‘new’ and the ‘old’ as depicted in the book (Sloan, 2012). It can be seen that Clay’s friends are

there to help him unveil the mysteries about the secret society. Mr. Penumbra’s 24hr Bookstore

shows Google as it should be and clearly defines how a bookshop should operate. The book

blends different ingredients of mystery, adventure, fantasy and technology to a story of

brilliance.

The novel doesn’t go into deep details of the characters. Mr. Penumbra’s novel lacks an

in depth of most of the characters. The characters appear to be too neat as they have no flaws,

making the book appear like it is unrealistic. Clay doesn’t display any form of anxiety or

enthusiasm to his girlfriend Kat, as he always appears calm and relaxed when they are together.

The bookstore doesn’t respect employee rights. Clay is forced to use his neck to support the

books which are on exceedingly high shelves with no access to stairs but only ladders.

In Mr. Penumbra’s, most of the characters especially those in power (the talented, highly

educated and wealthy characters) feel like they have a right to knowledge which they have

hardly worked to get (Sloan, 2012). Most of the characters take advantage of the previous

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knowledge by taking the information as their own which to me is ill-fated. They get their new

powers without adhering to the set international standards, laws and the ownership rights and

principles, e.g. copyright and patents, which appears to be plagiarism. This is manifested when

they give property from the secret society to Google. This disgusted me as they never thought of

the consequences that would follow. It would have been wise to decode the information at the

comfort of their homes using advanced technologies.

The ending of the novel depicts Clay to have had one of the best lives any recent graduate

would like to have. He rarely struggles in his life apart from when he loses his job as a web

design. Clay's close friends who have loads of money with them share some of it with him at the

end. The book, from the beginning, makes one believe that the privileged members of the society

have a right to the live a good life while the side-lined languish in poverty. Plotted in one of the

most expensive cities in the world, San Francisco, students have quite a hard time paying rent in

the city where rich technocrats make rent to be so high.

The author, my Sloan, paints the capitalists as self-motivated, happy and people who

should be sympathized with. In real life, these are the people who make life hard for us as they

are selfish and only care about themselves. The author insinuates that for one to start life on a

high note, nepotism should be encouraged. Nepotism, as a matter of fact, has kept most of us out

of positions that we have hardly worked and studied hard for.

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References

Sloan, R. (2012). Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore. Text Publishing.

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