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John August

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Arlo Finch in the Valley of...

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The Variant

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"Pre-ordered, not yet read. The Scriptnotes podcast, with THE keepers of the Script — Clarity John and Umbrage Craig hovering above my shoulders — is my constant companion on walks through Switzerland with my dog, Gandalf. Craig’s session, “How Craig " Read more of this review »
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“Arlo Finch felt small—but not in a bad way. Rather, it felt like being let in on a secret about the vastness of the universe, a goldfish set loose in the ocean.”
John August, Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire

“That's sort of growing up, I guess. Forgetting the things you used to love.”
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“No one’s good at everything. And that’s how it should be. It gives us a reason to ask for help.”
John August, Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire

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