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EadieB
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#HillbillyElegy #JDVance #August2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance‘s powerful origin story….
From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and the Republican Vice Presidential candidate for the 2024 election, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America‘s white working class.

EadieB After watching the movie, Hillbilly Elegy, I decided to read the book. I loved the book and found it utterly amazing all that he has accomplished in his life after growing up with such odds against him. 3mo
slategreyskies If this region and its rich cultural heritage and challenges interests you, you may find this article with suggested books interesting as well: https://bookriot.com/books-about-appalachia/ 3mo
EadieB @slategreyskies Very interesting! Thanks! 3mo
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slategreyskies You‘re welcome! One of the professors I had while at university recommended that article. She‘s studied a lot about Appalachia, written several books & also lived there, so while I don‘t have firsthand knowledge of how the books on the list compare to the one you read, I love having options for learning new things, especially in areas that interest me. Happy reading! 📚 ♥️ 3mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 3mo
DieAReader 🥳Great 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
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Wellreadhead
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Book mail is by far the best kind of mail!
#athinsliceofanxiety #appalachia #jdvance #hillbillyelegy #bookmail

cathysaid Oh no 🤬 They‘re making Hillbilly Elegy into a movie? I just detest how Appalachia (and often, by association, the South) is depicted by the media. So much amazing art, culture and transcendent intelligence in the area not only goes unrecognized but is misrepresented and stereotyped and it just makes me so sad. (edited) 6y
Scochrane26 @cathysaid I heard they‘re making a movie, too. I also loathe hillbilly elegy, I‘ve disliked it more & more since I read it. And I really want to read the book pictured. Several KY authors have been voicing their dislike of hillbilly elegy recently. 6y
paulfrankspencer I'd be curious to read your review when you're done. @cathysaid @Scochrane26 what was so repugnant about HE? Just the stereotype? Although JD does make a number of generalizations, I found a majority of the book to be highly personal and anecdotal. Enough to connect with, but not so much that he's calling out everyone in the region. 6y
Wellreadhead @paulfrankspencer I think one of the biggest criticisms of Vance is that he perpetuates the narrative that people in the Appalachian region are solely responsible for their problems and that he ignores the complex history of economic and cultural exploitation that has taken place there. 6y
Scochrane26 @paulfrankspencer I liked the book as a family memoir, but then feel that he generalized to the rest of the culture. Plus, he didn‘t actually grow up in Appalachia. I think @Wellreadhead‘s comment sums up the criticism. 6y
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Steph_EE
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belrowntree
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People sometimes ask whether I think there's anything we can do to "solve" the problems of my community. I know what they're looking for: a magical public policy solution or innovative government program. But these problems of family, faith, and culture aren't like a Rubik's Cube, and I don't think that solutions (as most understand the term) really exist.

#hillbillyelegy #jdvance #booksandcoffee #flatlay

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misslala
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This is happening right now!! I'm impressed by the authors introduction and his honesty. I'm looking forward to being enlightened. #memoirs #reallife #JDVance #weareallhuman #unbiased #hillbillyelegy

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Ja_Mez
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Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance. An exploration of one man's life growing up in the rural Appalachia section of the United States and his perspective on what the rest of the country looks like through his eyes.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1850566088

#bookstagram #booksandcoffee #books #bookreview #booknerd #audiobook #jdvance #hillbillyelegy

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