Review of The Queen of Versailles (2012) by Jeff C — 14 Dec 2012

Basically just the schadenfreude. But it's really really really good and sometimes really funny schadenfreude.

This review of The Queen of Versailles (2012) was written by Jeff C on 14 Dec 2012.

The Queen of Versailles has generally received positive reviews.

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