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• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin finished
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Question of the Week - Question of the Week #14: Books You Hate

I tried to slog through Out of Africa, but by about 1/4 of the way through it was clear that there was no real story or point really. I felt like it was simply colonial masturbation - you know, "oh these natives are so emotionally inscrutable and ignorant and superstitious, but isn't it cute when they caper for us!" Whatever.

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