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First, the pages are not numbered; second, third and fourth, there is no reference section, it is poorly written and I doubt the authenticity of much of what the author states as fact. I am so sorry I wasted &
$13+ on this book.
Update? I never went beyond what I'd already written. Terrible, terrible, terrible.

First, the pages are not numbered; second, third and fourth, there is no reference section, it is poorly written and I doubt the authenticity of much of what the author states as fact. I am so sorry I wasted &
$13+ on this book.

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Book club selection I would not have read. It’s mildly interesting but cliché. The gist is a “wild child” appears “magically”in a town in the Pacific Northwest who doesn’t speak (grunts) , prefers to walk on all-fours and becomes the raisin d’être for a psychologist who’s returned home from L.A. in disgrace. Lots of piercing blue or green eyes here and oddball small town folk; not my cup of tea.

I find the author’s language embarrassingly pretentious and he’s too comfortable using words that insult the enslaved he writes about. For example, he calls enslaved children pickaninnies, and uses “niggers” every chance he gets. The narrator is not a contemporary of the time written about but speaks from a more current time so that isn’t necessary.
I’ll keep reading to see if it improves.

I’m enjoying it!

It's excellent so far.

Didn't finish it but read enough to "get" Dr. Ben Carson!