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Say Hello to My Little Friend

by Jennine Capó Crucet
Krizia Bajos
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Finalist for the Kirkus Prize

Scarface meets Moby Dick in Say Hello to My Little Friend—"a masterclass in pace and precision...brilliant" (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, National Book Award Finalist of Chain Gang All Stars) about a young man's attempt to capitalize on his mother's murky legacy—a story steeped in Miami's marvelous and sinister magic.
Failed Pitbull impersonator Ismael Reyes—you can call him Izzy—might not be the Scarface type, but why should that keep him from trying? Growing up in Miami has shaped him into someone who dreams of being the King of the 305, with the money, power, and respect he assumes comes with it. After finding himself at the mercy of a cease-and-desist letter from Pitbull's legal team and living in his aunt's garage, Izzy embarks on an absurd quest to turn himself into a modern-day Tony Montana.

When Izzy's efforts lead him to the tank that houses Lolita, a captive orca at the Miami Seaquarium, she proves just how powerful she and the water surrounding her really are—permeating everything from Miami's sinking streets to Izzy's memories to the very heart of the novel itself. What begins as Izzy's story turns into a super-saturated fever dream as sprawling and surreal as the Magic City, one as sharp as an iguana's claws, and as menacing as a killer whale's teeth. As the truth surrounding Izzy's boyhood escape from Cuba surfaces, the novel reckons with the forces of nature, with the limits and absence of love, and with the dangers of pursuing a tragic inheritance. "Blistering, hilarious, [and] tragic" (The Miami Herald), Say Hello to My Little Friend is Jennine Capó Crucet's most daring, heartbreaking, and fearless book yet.

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    March 5, 2024

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781797169354
      • File size: 250779 KB
      • Duration: 08:42:27

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from January 15, 2024
      Crucet (How to Make Your Home Among Strangers) brilliantly brings readers inside the mind of a nonhuman intelligence in this tour de force, which alternates perspectives between Lolita, a captive killer whale housed at Miami’s Seaquarium, and Izzy Reyes, a 20-year-old Cuban Miamian who works as an impersonator of the rapper Pitbull. Lolita was separated from her pod and captured in 1970; almost 50 years later, she still remembers the family she lost. Like Lolita, Izzy misses his mother, who drowned while trying to get them to the States when he was seven. When Izzy is forced to stop his unauthorized impersonations, he revives his “original life plan”—to “remake himself into Tony Montana for the new millennium.” He starts by seeking out someone to be his Manolo, Montana’s right-hand man, then decides that, instead of obtaining a pet tiger like his role model, he will attempt to acquire Lolita. The goofiness of his plan is balanced by Crucet’s vivid and plausible delineation of Lolita’s inner life, imbuing the gonzo plot with genuine emotional depth. This is an impressive feat.

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