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- ↑ Robinson, Kazuo (2025-01-24). "Andrew Lipstein's "Something Rotten": The Death of Truth or the Truth of Death?". Chicago Review of Books. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ↑ SOMETHING ROTTEN | Kirkus Reviews.
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