Dana Busby answers “This book is disgusting to me. I do not...”

Patricia Barry asked this question about Educated:

This book is disgusting to me. I do not understand why an educated and worldly individual would have difficulty understanding the horrible and violent upbringing that she experienced. It is unbelievable to me that she could not understand the violent situation, yet uneducated upbringing she endured. I have completely misunderstood her manner of education in a life in our country, in this country, how is this possible?

Dana Busby Your perspective is the exact opposite of mine. I thought she did a good job of helping me to understand how she could think the way she did. I was ab…moreYour perspective is the exact opposite of mine. I thought she did a good job of helping me to understand how she could think the way she did. I was absolutely yelling at her in my head when she, for example, went riding with her horrible brother, but I got it. However, I happen to share some of the experiences she had like coming from a large, religious family, so I have some common ground with Westover.(less)

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