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Bald men are the best barbers Larry Send a noteboard - 08/09/2009 05:31:26 AM
Plus, the stories he told were more interesting than the debut offering from Harkaway. Besides, isn't his dad also a better writer than him? ;)


I haven't read Harkaway yet. I listened to the audiobook of Zafón. Even in English, it was one of the most lyrical and evocative books I've read (er...listened to).


It's 10x better in Spanish. Seriously.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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