Review of Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997) by Matthew V — 23 Jan 2008

Good story. Would love to see the play and read the book though. But overall I was gladly impressed.

This review of Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997) was written by Matthew V on 23 Jan 2008.

Love! Valour! Compassion! has generally received positive reviews.

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