Christopher Isherwood · 1945
- What it is
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Laughing so you don't cry
- Genre
- Literary Historical fiction
- Feels
- Wry Bittersweet Atmospheric
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Hollywood
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Laughing so you don't cry · comedy with teeth
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As bittersweet and atmospheric as yours, only more unflinching and contemplative
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