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Yep! I'd recommend reading the short story, skipping the novel:

https://www.robinsloan.com/books/penumbra/short-story/

I felt like the book was mostly filler added after the popularity of the short story.

Ha -- the short story was, sorry to say, not that popular ;)

Hi!

Popular enough to turn it into a book? :)

Well, maybe it was because I'd read the story before (and really enjoyed it) so I couldn't get the same enjoyment from the book.

Anyway, good work and keep writing.

Yes, it all seems like a very creative marketing scheme.

Interesting, I will check it out. Thanks for the reference!

+1 on this, a great book

I enjoyed it, though less than Ready Player One which has a similar vibe. I was amused that my Google-employed friend docked it a star for showing Google as a nerdy utopia which she did not feel began to accurately reflect the truth of the company.

Interesting! It was the exact opposite for me. Couldn't get through Ready Player One, but couldn't quite put my finer on exactly why.

The writing is poorer in RPO, but the exuberance and energy of the story itself made that not matter for me.