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Jan 23, 2024emmapruitt rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
After re-reading this book, it has officially become one of my favorite books. This is about new and unexpected beginnings and how they can change the course of your life and it's told in a really refreshing way. I love how Lois is in STEM…
Sep 02, 2023jmay_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The right blend of whimsical, implausible, possible, and fun, this book was a good summer read.
Oct 20, 2022SCL_BookClubs rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Sourdough received mixed reviews from us, with some finding it hard to connect to the main character Lois, while others felt that Lois' desire to find her place in her community was very relatable. There was a constant juxtaposition of the…
Sep 03, 2022
Offbeat tale about a young woman who leaves tech to bake sourdough.
Dec 28, 2021daysleeper236 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Unconventional, unique and deliciously entertaining. Loved it.
Oct 16, 2021IndyPL_CarriG rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
What a fun and quirky take on the intersection of tech and artisan culture! You think it's going to be a critique of over work and an embrace of hipster, make-everything-yourself values - but while it has a hint of some of that it's not…
Aug 31, 2021eriksbailey rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I can see how this book is a love or hate sort of thing. Its very techy, and screams millennials come read me. There's Teslas, there's robotics and slurry drinks and name dropping of famous ted talk persons, but its incredibly endearing…
Feb 22, 2021JCLCharlesH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This speculative fictional exploration of the modern world of food mixes the everyday magic of baking with more unexplainable mystical elements. With clear parallels to the technology that society is growing more reliant upon, Robin…
Jul 05, 2020
An interesting read! It does make you want to try and bake some sourdough!
Apr 08, 2020TSMary rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I’ve just mixed up my first sourdough starter. But what if sourdough could magically change your life? This fun and unusual tale from the author of ”Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hr. Bookstore” combines food and technology in the not-so-distant…
Mar 02, 2020abcedmillered rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Love the SF culture included in this book. We've got Silicon Valley meets Alice Waters. It's not traditional sci-fi, but it is imaginative. I like the positive message & how quickly the chapters go by. Highly recommend for reading while…
Jan 20, 2020
The author's quirky second novel is as fulfilling and satisfying as a steamy, crusty loaf of sourdough, hot from the oven. Readers will find plenty of geeky humor and may enjoy the references to San Francisco culture.
Jan 06, 2020AndreaG_KCMO rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I read this start to finish on a fourteen-hour plane ride when I should have been sleeping: that's how much I liked it. But I'm currently partial to quirky characters, not-quite-but-almost-realistic plot elements, faux technical jargon,…
Dec 10, 2019BettyBella rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book.
Dec 09, 2019FPL_AdamL rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Robin Sloan is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors! His characters seem to always tap into something very deep about our shared experiences and his stories never fail to reveal something very true about how modern technology…
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Oct 24, 2019daphnebarfield rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Terrible!
Aug 30, 2019ontherideau rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The storyline was the hook, the language was the anchor. "The man's aspect and the alpaca's were approximately equivalent: wary, not unfriendly, but fundamentally alien." Books about robotics, bread making and alpacas are rare.
Aug 11, 2019Pzpierce rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I bought this and listened to the audiobook. I’m a home sourdough bread baker and tech enthusiast, so it intrigued me. The narrator was SO GOOD and the entire book from beginning to end delighted me! It ended way too soon and I then gifted…
Aug 06, 2019
This was quite enjoyable! I wish it had been selected as the One Read!
Jun 24, 2019slang123 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fun read. And, if you have not yet read "Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore" , I suggest you do so - immediately!
Jun 08, 2019cannotbeheard rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
In the beginning I thought this was enchanting, sweet, fun, and a little relatable. It became a little dull towards the middle and never really came back up for me.
Apr 06, 2019JCLAndrewE rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a delightful and fun novel about personal growth, and sourdough bread. Well written from the POV of the main character as she embarks on a journey of finding meaning in life, and finding out just how unique her gifted sourdough…
Mar 01, 2019LPL_ShirleyB rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Meet Robin Sloan March 3, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas! This is a highly recommended, fun read! The chapter titled, "The Eater's Archive" is especially brilliant and inspired!
Jan 30, 2019ReadingAdviser_Jacque rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I absolutely loved this book! Light and airy with a touch of quirk and enough talk about bread to make your mouth water! Very enjoyable mix of tech-world meets old-world skills! I highly recommend this and Robin Sloan's other work "Mr.…
Jan 26, 2019Tigard_AnnieS rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
When Lois, a twenty-something computer engineer in the San Francisco start-up community, becomes disenchanted with her meal replacement "goo" she takes a leap of faith and orders a meal from a mysterious restaurant. This phone call…