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A carregar... Dreadful Sanctuary (1948)por Eric Frank Russell
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The dialogue was the best part. So many phrases I had never heard, for example "Sure as I'm standing under my hair." So there were a bunch of laughs and there was plenty of action but overall it wasn't all that great. The ending was really short and completely unexpected, so probably more like 2.5 stars.
So if you want to brush up on your 1940-50's colloquialisms then definitely give this a read but it's no WASP. ( )