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This book is delightful... one blurb says 1984 meets Umbrella Academy but I say it's more Ministry of Magic than 1984, more whimsy than oppressive. This isn't being marketed as YA (the MC is 40) but reads like YA, and a feel-good read for acceptance for all beings, whether they are lgbtq+, magical, or cranky.
Linus is a social worker of sorts, sent to an orphanage to investigate if they are following the RULES and GUIDELINES. As you might imagine, there is more to learn than what he's been told.
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Linus is a social worker of sorts, sent to an orphanage to investigate if they are following the RULES and GUIDELINES. As you might imagine, there is more to learn than what he's been told.
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I reread the hardcover and listened to the audio this month so yes I'm counting both.
The audio as narrated by Daniel Henning is great. Except for the way he says "gazebo."
Somehow the humor comes across even more in audio, and the absurdity of Lucy really works here. ...more
The audio as narrated by Daniel Henning is great. Except for the way he says "gazebo."
Somehow the humor comes across even more in audio, and the absurdity of Lucy really works here. ...more
This book wrecked me, in the best possible way, and I ugly-cried several times while reading it. I was already familiar with T.J. Klune's particular brand of storytelling which, at least in the Green Creek series, involved regularly ripping my heart out with his prose and characters and sheer ANGST, so I should've been more prepared, but I was fooled by the utterly charming cover (it's so gorgeous!) into thinking this wouldn't be quite so painful. But it was; oh, it was. Linus and Arthur and Luc
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Saw this on a list of Ted Lasso read-a-likes. Appropriate for warm fuzzies
Like a good cup of hot tea with a generous spoonful of honey.
Some of my weaknesses:
Found families
Safe homes for traumatized kids to heal
Dorky, drab Englishmen who learn to stand up and say "Good DAY, sir!"
Sweet, understated romance
Soft-spoken, intelligent, kind men with quiet smiles
Small children threatening terrible bodily harm
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Some of my weaknesses:
Found families
Safe homes for traumatized kids to heal
Dorky, drab Englishmen who learn to stand up and say "Good DAY, sir!"
Sweet, understated romance
Soft-spoken, intelligent, kind men with quiet smiles
Small children threatening terrible bodily harm
Ice cream ...more
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