Sherwood Anderson · 1919
- What it is
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A small story, told up close · slow and sad, in the good way
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- Literary Short stories Classics
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A small story, told up close · tender until it hurts
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A small story, told up close
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Empire Falls
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Stoner
John Williams · 1965
Sadness on a low heat · one to slow down with
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