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The Suitcase Clone by Robin Sloan

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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.

shelbyelby's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.5

thewordlesspoet's review

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.0

vince_reads's review against another edition

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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!