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Sad Movies

by Mark Lindquist · 1987

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An acutely etched portrayal of up-to-date disillusionment in L.A., Sad Movies speaks to the generation of readers drawn to Jay McInerney and other contemporary writers—but in a searching, exact voice all its own.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
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adult

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