I just learned that they put “cromulent” in the dictionary. It was more fun when it was just a Simpsons reference.

49. The Ascent – Ronald Malfi

A perfectly cromulent action novel. There’s a lot of snow and ice and a blocked sculptor with guilt and an enemy he didn’t know he had. Mountain climbing is not my thing, and to be fair, neither is sculpting as I did a good job in my first sculpture class but a terrible job in my second one that I only took because I did a good job in the first one. Regardless, and even though there was only man’s inhumanity to man in this story despite some vague supernatural mentioning, this read very quickly and, as stated above, was perfectly cromulent. Or if you want a real word, it was fine.

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Snuffy and Hen Wen could not go on any real expeditions. Snuffy hates sharing resources. If Hen Wen gets closer, she’s getting snapped at.