Irene Dondley 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?

Irene Dondley There was a part of me that also wondered why she couldn't just get over her past, snap out of so to speak. She went so far beyond her upbringing, she…moreThere was a part of me that also wondered why she couldn't just get over her past, snap out of so to speak. She went so far beyond her upbringing, she accomplished so much, and was clearly brilliant, you would expect that her brilliance would help her get past the horrible things that happened to her. But I didn't have that upbringing and so I had to accept that this was her journey and that there is no easy way to intellectually "get over it". This is why I love reading because there are moments when you are brought into a world you didn't know about, see things from someone else's perspective and your world expands as a result.(less)

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