I am a melty mess, egads. I'll admit that this book is problematic - it's a retelling of the 60's Scoop with little care shown to the original history. But at the same time it felt like a big found family hug so I'm conflicted.

It's a bit slow to start and feels like a satire of some government organizations at times. We follow Linus as he undertakes a mysterious assignment that sends him to Marsyas. There he meets a strange lot of children and their caretaker Arthur Parnassas. This is the sort of book where it wouldn't be the same if you dropped a single character - Theodore was my favorite of course. And Linus truly gets to see the effect that his actions (and inactions) have had on this world. When I was reading it in the moment, I loved every minute of it. It's only after that I learned about his appropriation that I find issue...