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Not only the artist struggling with his desire to create a masterpiece, but also his struggle with getting the public to appreciate what he has created. Also the story of artists who grew up together, ultimately all being forced to go their own ways. ...more "
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"It is very unusual that I don't finish a novel, and I hate to concede, but, it's just so fucking terrible!
NOTHING HAPPENS!
I've read 300 pages and nothing has happened.
There is an event to celebrate Austria, and there was a trial for a killer. 300 pages these things are written about, but there has been no progress at all. It's not even a fucking story!
I'll spend the rest of the summer reading good books." — Jul 21, 2020 07:29PM
"It is very unusual that I don't finish a novel, and I hate to concede, but, it's just so fucking terrible!
NOTHING HAPPENS!
I've read 300 pages and nothing has happened.
There is an event to celebrate Austria, and there was a trial for a killer. 300 pages these things are written about, but there has been no progress at all. It's not even a fucking story!
I'll spend the rest of the summer reading good books." — Jul 21, 2020 07:29PM
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― The Tin Drum
― The Tin Drum
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― The Woman of Rome
― The Woman of Rome
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