Review of Pushing Tin (1999) by Jonathan W — 02 Nov 2007

Terrible, really encapsulates the tedious boredom of being an air traffic controller, without elliciting any of the excitement.

This review of Pushing Tin (1999) was written by Jonathan W on 02 Nov 2007.

Pushing Tin has generally received mixed reviews.

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