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I still need to finish up, but I have been charmed by this book. The literary pieces are consistently thoughtful and many push literary boundaries. The field notes are spritefully witty yet clear and informative, and of course Mirocha's illustrations
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“there are naturally large individual differences in the chemical makeup of people’s saliva.”
― Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
― Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
“Oh, monsters are scared,” said Lettie. “That’s why they’re monsters.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“There,” she said. She rocked him back and forth. “There, you foolish, beautiful boy who wants to change the world. There, there. And who could keep from loving you? Who could keep from loving a boy so brave and true?”
― The Magician's Elephant
― The Magician's Elephant
“He thought about hacking in and recoding the program so that when the axe came down you got the”
― MaddAddam
― MaddAddam
“Aspirin and ibuprofen combat inflammation everywhere but the stomach and bowel; there they create inflammation.”
― Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
― Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
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