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The Cement Garden

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by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author)

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Is this good LGBT+ representation? I mean, does it present crossdressing as something bad itself?
Ryan I think this question betrays a gross misunderstanding of the meaning and purpose of fiction.

And it doesn't, since you wondered.…moreI think this question betrays a gross misunderstanding of the meaning and purpose of fiction.

And it doesn't, since you wondered.(less)
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