Review of Me and Orson Welles (2008) by Deathromp — 31 Mar 2011

The bone-deep understanding that your life is so utterly without meaning. That simply to survive you have to reinvent yourself.

This review of Me and Orson Welles (2008) was written by Deathromp on 31 Mar 2011.

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