See, when I read these cultural books, whether fiction or non, I realize just how horrible most of our public school system is. We aren't taught about this in school. I had to look up how to pronounce apartheid. Just like how I didn't know Japan was closed for nearly 200 years to outsiders right before it opened up and invaded China in the early 1900s. "The Rape of Nanking", people. And they don't teach this shit in public schools! Wtf?
Sorry. It just baffles me because I have a partial college education, but I have learned more post-college than I did when I was paying tuition and sitting in class. It's sad.
But anyway..... this book is great!!!! Trevor is amazing! And I wouldn't have wanted to grow up in South Africa for anything. I feel blessed to be an American, even if I did grow up very poor.
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