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Oddly, the meanings of books are defined for me much more by their beginnings and middles than they are by their endings.
Lev Grossman
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Lev Grossman
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 26
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Science Fiction Writer
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Lexington
Massachusetts
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