A review by nancyemcc66
The Education of Dixie Dupree by Donna Everhart

2.0

This is a well written heart wrenching book about some very tough subject matters. I only gave it three stars because I felt it was not presented to be quite what is was. This is labelled as a coming of age story but really it is a story about child abuse, physical, emotional and sexual. It does not gloss over anything and I found myself having to skip over some very disturbing scenes. I just don't like to read this kind of thing. I have no sympathy or understanding for the adults who allow this to happen no matter what the reason. The ending is upbeat and Dixie is a great character who comes through her trials with so much grace that I found it to be a bit unbelievable. The final "violation" seemed to be the thing that made everything turn out right in the end and I was uncomfortable with that. It did keep me reading but it just was not a story for me.