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bexellency's review against another edition
2.5
Why did this get published? Seems like a draft short story that later led to Sourdough.
cstyles's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
napkins's review against another edition
3.0
Much like Sloan's other Penumbraverse works, I feel like this hits better if you're familiar with aspects of it. As someone who makes wine from grapes in a vineyard just outside Santa Rosa grown from a suitcase clone from Italy, this hits....hilariously close. There's the usual dreamy just-left-of-normal setup, more exploration into "the starter", and thoughts on the nature of origins, but all in all, it's just fun.
Really 3.5, but that half star gets lost for the audiobook version, where the accents actually ended up detracting from everything for me.
Really 3.5, but that half star gets lost for the audiobook version, where the accents actually ended up detracting from everything for me.
vince_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I think I messed up and should have read this only after having read Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore along with Sourdough. Oh well! Here is hoping Mr. Sloan as much success for his expanded universe as Marvel/Disney had with theirs!