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Originally Posted by discolexy it's not creepy
it makes sense
i cant imagine what kind of picture of africa these stories might paint for someone who has never been here
it's a perspective i can obviously never understand. i got kinda hurt by the people itt who were shitty about these books, because they're so important to me and my experiences. i felt personally insulted. that's pretty lame haha. | I guess it is just so far removed from my experience. I can't identify with it at all .
I think if I'd just read it for fun and not for a class I might have liked it a lot more.
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