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smartipants8's review against another edition
5.0
My first trip to South Africa drew me to this book. What a beautiful and sad and scary country South Africa is. I felt that I could relate and understand the plight of the Africans who had been tortured during Apartheid but I struggled with how the fun intersting white South Africans I met could live with themselves. THis book helps explain it a little...
goldandsalt's review against another edition
5.0
This book is SO intense. Sickeningly graphic fairly frequently, but I'm really glad I read it.
pxo289's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Genocide
crocokat's review
4.0
great book examining person conflicts in dealing with Africaaners and S. Africa.
jocelyn's review
4.0
This book was a really difficult read. None of the individual stories is so different from other things we've heard about and read, but to read it and know that it took place in my lifetime was a completely different experience. This is not some long-ago removed story, and the author makes it clear that it isn't for him, either. It's compelling and horrifying. I highly recommend reading this book.
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