Review of Salinger (2013) by Brendan M — 04 Sep 2013

OMG! ... what tiresome boor! What a dis-service to this great writer!

An absolute mess! Just AWFUL!

This review of Salinger (2013) was written by Brendan M on 04 Sep 2013.

Salinger has generally received mixed reviews.

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