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Finished reading Beware of Pity

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Naomi K
Aug 23, 2013
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It was pretty much perfect. No story could've been simpler. It really is just about a young Austrian lancer (in pre-war Austro-Hungary) who becomes friendly with a disabled girl and eventually becomes the object of her affections. For various weird reasons (which are not really to his credit), he can't imagine ever being with her. However, she's very em…

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