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Tom Ripley

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37. Lethem is a terrible writer

Reply to fadedrose (Reply #14)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 12:41 AM

Jul 2012

I think he is one of those "I'm bad in sports, so I must be creative" people.
Sorry, Jonny, it doesn't work that way.

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