Lionel Shriver 2003
- What it is
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Told in letters, diaries or messages · nobody is entirely good
- Genre
- Literary Thriller
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No clean hands here · a story hidden inside another
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No clean hands here · sad, and in no hurry
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You end up rooting for the wrong people · you'll keep turning it over for days
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Nobody is entirely good · outlaws and guns in the West
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Nobody is entirely good · it messes with your head
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