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Old 1st-September-2004, 01:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: September book options :)

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Originally Posted by Trish
Sorry to disagree with you Rachel, but personally I loved this book, and am in agreement with DianaS! I can understand you point of view if you know anything about Botswana - I guess then it could be patronising, but as I don't know a thing I found all the African details really gave me a flavour of the place, and helped me imagine it. ...
By all means disagree - that's what makes this so interesting. My objection was more the way he inserts the extra details in, IMO, inappropriate places, disrupting the flow and making them feel intrusive and condescending.
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