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The History Boys by Alan Bennett
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it was amazing
bookshelves: college-novels, original-language, owned, read-it-before-you-watch-it, theatre, favourites, wherever-whenever
Read 2 times. Last read April 24, 2019 to April 25, 2019.

"Dakin: The more you read, though, the more you see that literature is actually about losers.
Scripps: No.
Dakin: It's consolation. All literature is consolation."

Absolutely brilliant and cheeky, sad and shameless. I'm astounded. Magnificent.
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Reading Progress

March 16, 2018 – Shelved as: to-read
March 16, 2018 – Shelved
April 8, 2018 – Shelved as: college-novels
April 8, 2018 – Shelved as: original-language
April 8, 2018 – Shelved as: owned
April 8, 2018 – Shelved as: read-it-before-you-watch-it
April 8, 2018 – Shelved as: theatre
April 16, 2019 – Started Reading
April 18, 2019 – Finished Reading
April 23, 2019 – Shelved as: favourites
April 24, 2019 – Started Reading
April 25, 2019 – Finished Reading
September 15, 2019 – Shelved as: wherever-whenever

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