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"¡Ah, metal inútil! –exclamé-. ¿Para qué me sirves? No mereces que me moleste en recogerte; cualquiera de esos cuchillos vale más que tú. ¡En nada podría emplearte y es mejor que quedes donde estás y te hundas como un ser cuya vida no vale la pena salvar!" — 20 hours, 52 min ago
"¡Ah, metal inútil! –exclamé-. ¿Para qué me sirves? No mereces que me moleste en recogerte; cualquiera de esos cuchillos vale más que tú. ¡En nada podría emplearte y es mejor que quedes donde estás y te hundas como un ser cuya vida no vale la pena salvar!" — 20 hours, 52 min ago
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"I tried to read this in french, and although that made it un peu difficult for me, let me tell you: this book is: pure. gold, a masterfully written description of human emotions combined with an outstanding usage of vocabulary. Camus is a genius!"
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"Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Brothers Karamazov
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"A knee- jerk reaction. Fear mongering. A what-if scenario that Bradbury got wrong.
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Congrats for reading this book. I will read it this year. I've read Ulysses and I'm not afraid to attack this one...
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Karla wrote: "Genial reseña como siempre, Fernando. Una pregunta, ¿que edición recomiendas para leer este clásico? ¿cuál es la que leíste tú?
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My favorite book of 2016. Congrats!
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