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I’m obsessed

There’s a talking whale named HOWBIG! and a truth-detecting newt called Newt. Everyone, meet what is going to be my favorite read of the year.

8 pages in and we are already soooooo back

Shiloh former teaching artist fellow confirmed

The protagonist being the Director of Education at The Rose (Omaha) is so fucking funny oh my god

Cannot believe how much I’m enjoying this

Forgot how similar The Outrun with Saoirse Ronan is to this

Rereading in hopes of finding joy in reading again 🤪 arctic terns, save me!

Hi I’m #hating everything I’ve been reading recently, and haven’t really finished anything significant all month. Any recs? 👀😘😔🙃🫡

Thank god Steinbeck has impeccable prose because I’m struggling with the phonetically-spelled dialogue

One chapter in and reminded that no one compares to Steinbeck’s environmental writing. Good to be back.

As someone who has repeatedly said he’d leave this life behind to wok in reality tv production I’m so hype about this

I’m so glad I came back to this the vibes are immaculate

Love this so much already

This is so cute I’m gonna die

Liking this less

The trials are starting I’m about to inhale this

LOVING

Mmmm…I’m not buying the stakes of the scene that just happened but I’m having a great time with this!

Can’t believe I’m going to read my best book of the year in January

OH MY GODDDD