Lorri J. reviewed on 9/5/2012 + 7 more book reviews

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I'm a biased Conroy fan--he's always captured me w/his powerful prose--but I believe I'd find this story enthralling no matter who wrote it, as long as it was written as truthfully, transparently. It's a poignant disclosure of a hidden slice of American culture, and though it's just a slice and it's hidden, it explains much about who we are and how we got here. I appreciated Conroy's treatment of the topic. Such raw love and brashness would not, I believe, be tolerated in schools these days, but it communicated clearly and effectively to his students and their families. I wanted him to have more time with those kids...

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