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Land Mammals and Sea Creatures
Land Mammals and Sea Creatures | Jen Neale
18 posts | 5 read | 9 to read
In this startling magic realist debut, a daughter returns to her small coastal hometown to be with her ex-military dad, suffering from PTSD, and witnesses a blue whale beach itself.
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Andrea4
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Sorry, @BookishTrish this came on Friday and I didnt get a chance to post! I love it all including the creepy whale pencil! Lol
The frenchie is up on my fridge now. You're kindness really touched me, thank you, my friend!

And yes, I want to get #seatosea going again!!!
Although I do need to read about Lillian still lol.

@FantasyChick @Jabberwocky

BookishTrish Glad you liked it ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
FantasyChick I think Lillian is out on a really, really looooong walk this time. Once we get some things sorted out, I can't wait to get another round started though! 5y
Andrea4 @FantasyChick 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 poor Lillian, did she get lost? LMAO 5y
FantasyChick Well, she is pretty old 😂😂 5y
Andrea4 @FantasyChick I was gonna make a senile joke but thought that might be mean 😂😂😂😂 5y
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FantasyChick
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Mehso-so

I read this book ridiculously quick and didn't like it at all. Then, I drank a bottle of wine and a lightbulb went off! This is still the most messed up book I have read (and I read some messed up shit) but I think drunk me understands it a bit more. Drunk me also wrote thoughts in the book @BookishTrish You're welcome AND I'm sorry 😂 but she apparently has more interesting and valid points!
#seatosea @Andrea4 @Jabberwocky

Andrea4 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 5y
Samplergal 😂😂😂 5y
BookishTrish 😂😂😂 Oh I‘m looking forward to it coming home now! 5y
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FantasyChick
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I have been using my Kobo way too much. I actually just pressed my finger to this word to view the definition. I think I need to pick up a physical book more often. *sigh*
@BookishTrish @Andrea4 @Jabberwocky

#SpoiledReader #TooManyEbooks #PaperBooksDontHaveDictionaries

Melissa_J 😂 I‘ve done that, too! 5y
Moray_Reads I do that all the time. Funny but a bit horrifying! 5y
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RavenLovelyReads 🙋🏻‍♀️ Guilty! 5y
BookishTrish 😂 5y
Moray_Reads I don't know what annoys me more, that I do it or that it doesn't work! 😅 5y
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FantasyChick
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Got the next book #seatosea ladies! Look at that pretty notebook! 😍😍 #sparklesparkle
I'll be sending mine out in the next day or so. @Andrea4 @BookishTrish @Jabberwocky

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Andrea4
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Panpan

FINALLY DONE @Jabberwocky @BookishTrish @FantasyChick so I can finally say goodbye and ship this off for #LMPBC #seatosea which ia great b/c honestly I have no idea what I just read and don't care to sift through all the carcasses to figure it out!! The characters were odd, underdevelopd or inconsistent, the magical realism felt awkward and served what purpose I'm unsure. I would have bailed but bookclub meant I stuck it out till the bloody end!

BookishTrish @Andrea4 Please know you can always bail on one of my picks and I‘ll never mind 💕 6y
Andrea4 @BookishTrish oh, I figure but I just thought maybe at the end it was all going to come together for me and then I'd be like ok, needs work but I get it now. Unfotunately it just kept unravelling for me. 6y
FantasyChick Eeeek! Never feel bad if you cant finish!! Here's hoping you enjoy the next book more 😘 6y
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Jabberwocky
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Mehso-so

HmMMMMm I‘m really torn. Im honestly not to sure (right now anyway) what I actually think off the book. Does anyone else find that? That you need a 12 hour period after reading a book before you are really ready to say with any real conviction what you thought of it? I‘m putting the rating at so-so for now, I‘m going to have to really think about this one. I‘ll be glad of the journal you sent with it! @BookishTrish @FantasyChick @Andrea4 #seatosea

Soubhiville I often need to digest a book for a little while before I can rate it. Or I sometimes change my mind about the rating after a few weeks. 6y
Jabberwocky @Soubhiville Thank goodness it‘s not just some crazy thing for me. I was trying to describe this feeling to my partner and used the analogy that ‘It‘s like letting the spices in a soup bloom over night‘ and she thought I was cracked in the head 😂 6y
Soubhiville That‘s exactly right! I‘m with you. 6y
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Jabberwocky
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Cue vacation mode. #garden #vacation #seatosea

BookishTrish Nice shot! 6y
Jabberwocky @BookishTrish ♥️ 🐳 6y
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Jabberwocky
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I am so excited to finally, finally FINALLY start this book! #seatosea @BookishTrish @Andrea4 @FantasyChick

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Jabberwocky
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I was so excited for #seatosea that I made #bookmarks for the books I have. 😍 Also, @Wife these are what I was making!

BookishTrish Wow! Those are really cool. And very crafty 😍 6y
Traci1 Very pretty. ❤ 6y
Wife Pretty!🌹 6y
FantasyChick Oooh shiny 😍😍 6y
Andrea4 Beautiful! 6y
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BookishTrish
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This one is out early and heading your way @Jabberwocky #seatosea

Jabberwocky Oh! I thought we weren‘t sending til the end of May? @FantasyChick @Andrea4 6y
BookishTrish We aren‘t. I had all the stuff with me and I was heading to the post office anyway. Apologies for jumping the gun - you can hide it away until June ❤️❤️ Also I had something else to send you and I was too excited to wait. 6y
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Pickpick
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BookishTrish
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Years ago: My oldest and youngest pose in front of the blue whale at UBC #seatosea

FantasyChick Haha I love this! 6y
Jabberwocky So adorable! 6y
Andrea4 Awesome hoodie!!!! 6y
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BookishTrish
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The head of the whale at UBC. This museum is mentioned A LOT in this book; it clearly made a huge impression on the author. #seatosea

Andrea4 Cool! That's awesome!! 6y
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BookishTrish
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Possibly too ambitious April TBR #buddyread #seatosea Any #mustreads here?

Rachbb3 The Visitors ❤👍🏼 6y
jackilynn Red Sister 😍😍 Grey Sister comes out Tuesday & I am super excited. 6y
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BookishTrish
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It was red cedars that lined the trail (or when your book matches your view)

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BookishTrish
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I‘ve been given a copy of this ARC and if you like the sound of it, I‘d like to use it for #seatosearoundtwo (unless it sucks in which case I‘m leaning toward Barnacle Love).

8leagueboot A whale beached itself near my home a couple years ago and it was so sad :( 6y
FantasyChick I'm going to cry, aren't I? I think I'll cry. I had to look up the full blurb on GR but it does sound interesting. Even if it will make me cry, lol. 6y
Andrea4 Looks like something i will LOVE. 6y
Jabberwocky Oh hot damn this looks good 6y
BookishTrish Sorted then! 6y
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Redwritinghood
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Panpan

I received this ARC free through NetGalley in exchange for my review. This one didn‘t work for me, and I struggled to finish it. The story was very disjointed and the plot did not make sense to me overall. I wasn‘t sure if this was a story about a man‘s struggles with PTSD or his daughter‘s return home. The magical realism elements didn‘t seem central to the story but only thrown in for effect. Characters were somewhat underdeveloped. 2⭐️

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Redwritinghood
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Morning errands are done and the snow is really building up now. Time to get cozy. I‘m caught up on all my buddy reads, so I‘m reading this NetGalley ARC this afternoon.

Tamra Nice! 6y
Zelma I absolutely love your reading nook! 😍 6y
Eggs Beautiful nook! You live in a snowy forest ??😍❄️😊👏🏻 6y
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EvieBee Beautiful view and setup there. 6y
readordierachel What a delightful reading space! 6y
batsy That is beautiful! I'm so curious, do you have a lot of forest space nearby? 6y
Redwritinghood @batsy We do have a lot of trees around our house and there‘s a nature preserve right across the street. (edited) 6y
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