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We Are Not Such Things
We Are Not Such Things: The Murder of a Young American, a South African Township, and the Search for Truth and Reconciliation | Justine Van Der Leun
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In the vein of the podcast Serial, a gripping investigation of an iconic murder case in South Africa that has come to exemplify the process of Truth and Reconciliation
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RatherTooFondofBooks
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I‘m currently listening to the #audiobook of We Are Not Such Things and it‘s fascinating.

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Lsullivan52
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I loved this book. Interesting topic and fascinating look at a crime from years ago. A great pondering of the consequences of the story that gets told about what happens, who did it and the long lasting effects on everyone's lives.

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Lissa00
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This book is so well written with dogged investigative journalism.

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Lissa00
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Currently reading.

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ramyasbookshelf
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Saturday mail surprise. Has anyone heard about this book? What should I expect?

shawnmooney Haven't heard a thing, but looks deeply interesting, so long as it's not white Afrikaner revisionist racist history or something… :-) 9y
bookishkai I got an advanced e-galley, but I haven't read it yet. It looked really interesting, especially because it's a part of the world I really don't know that much about. 9y
BookishFeminist I also have it through netgalley- started it a while ago & great so far! It's fascinating. 9y
Lsullivan52 I'm reading it & loving it! Great writing & fascinating story 8y
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Victoria_C
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Read as ARC from Random House/Netgalley. Interesting story about the investigation into the death of Amy Biehl in S.Africa in 1993. I felt deflated by the ending (that may be a spoiler) but it was a great insight into another culture and a reminder that the truth is usually not black or white.

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An investigation into the murder of a young American girl in South Africa.An iconic murder case search for the truth forgiveness&redemption .Similar to Serial .

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