Leslie answers “This is a hard read. I am 53 years old...”

Atheena asked this question about Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis:

This is a hard read. I am 53 years old and just finished this book yesterday. I have cried all day yesterday, all night woke with nightmares and am crying now. I know this is for questions. The only question I have is... does it ever get ok?

Leslie We have a long way to go. Recommend reading: White Trash: The 400-Year History of Class in America. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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Robert C I have just started reading this one. I appears a lot more research based than Hillbilly Eulogy, which I like.
Nov 19, 2016 07:52AM · flag

Katharine Thomas I agree. Excellent book which helped explain more than some of the current reads about 'poor' white working class and their lack of ________________ ( ...more
Nov 28, 2016 11:03AM · flag

KC White Trash is enormously influential on my thinking about our current political climate. This books, not so much.
Jul 14, 2018 11:00AM · flag

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