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Requiem has been controversial because people dont feel I gave it closure.

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Westchester County
New York
Feels
People
Requiem
Closure
Controversial
Dont
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