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I fear the writing is a little too whimsical for my liking, but Paul Giamatti makes this a pleasant listening experience even though the story isn’t really my cup of tea.

Who knew Paul Giamatti was such an excellent narrator ♥️

I don’t think the writing style is for me, but I’m invested in the chickens 😁

Honestly, diving back into some ya fantasy is such a comfort right now 🤎

Sometimes, you just need a comforting ya fantasy novel to get lost in <3

I can’t honestly say I’m particularly engaged. I find the story interesting and the themes important, but the writing just doesn’t work that well for me. Not sure if it’s the narrator – I loved Nguyen’s other book, The Refugees, so not sure what it is about this one…

I don’t think this is my kind of genre but I’m still quite engaged in this, gory details and all. The audiobook is very good.

But more coming-of-age, student athlete stories are definitely not in my future – I hope this soon leans more into the psychological/horror/queer story I’m looking for 😅

Giggling and kicking my feet. This is exactly the kind of summer read I was craving. 😌

Reading this at a bookish picnic in a park is just so lovely. The beautiful descriptions of nature and the reverence with which Erdrich explains the Ojibwe’s view of it is quite special.

Lovelovelove how intersectional this is 🥰