Wanda Keith 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?

Wanda Keith I found it to be disgusting what Tara went through but the book is not disgusting. The area where Tara grew up was in the shadow of Ruby Ridge in an a…moreI found it to be disgusting what Tara went through but the book is not disgusting. The area where Tara grew up was in the shadow of Ruby Ridge in an area where people go to escape the mainstream. All she knew was what she saw and what her parents told her. Think of the people at Waco and remember that those children, and even the grownups, were brainwashed into believing what David Koresh told them. Tara was a young girl who had to discover the outside world on her own and it is anything but disgusting that she was strong enough to do so.(less)

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