John Connolly · 2006
- What it is
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It stays with you · slow and sad, in the good way
- Genre
- Fantasy Literary
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The Fisherman
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It leaves something behind · tender until it hurts
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It leaves you thinking · lovely, but it stings
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As bittersweet and contemplative as yours, only more unflinching and tense
The Age of Innocence
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Sad, and in no hurry · tender until it hurts
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