Review of Happy Valley (2014) by Melania Z — 11 Mar 2017

Not bad. was actually expecting a deeper insight into Sandusky's background to be honest. instead it focuses mostly on the whole Joe Paterno - Penn State Univ. fiasco.

This review of Happy Valley (2014) was written by Melania Z on 11 Mar 2017.

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