Review of Roger Dodger (2002) by Karl V — 28 Feb 2008

Great opening dialogue...kind of just puts about after that...but it is endearing in a way.

This review of Roger Dodger (2002) was written by Karl V on 28 Feb 2008.

Roger Dodger has generally received positive reviews.

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