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Aristus

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7. The movie was great. The novel was astonishing.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:27 AM
Mar 2020

I cry at sad movies. I rarely cry reading sad novels, but this was one time in which I did. The end was shattering.

On The Beach [View all] lagomorph777 Mar 2020 OP
That story has been on my mind. I saw the more recent version, Sugar Smack Mar 2020 #1
Look up the original. It's stunning. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #2
Re-read it a while back peacefreak2.0 Mar 2020 #3
I definitely will. Thanks! Sugar Smack Mar 2020 #4
Amazing movie TreadSoftly Mar 2020 #5
As a teen, I read the novel and was taken by its descripton of people facing their fates. John1956PA Mar 2020 #6
The movie was great. The novel was astonishing. Aristus Mar 2020 #7
I saw it at the movies PlanetBev Mar 2020 #8
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