Morgan Greenwood 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?

Morgan Greenwood It does, but you have to be brutally honest with yourself. It also takes a bit of luck. And the hardest lesson to learn is that sometimes no matter ho…moreIt does, but you have to be brutally honest with yourself. It also takes a bit of luck. And the hardest lesson to learn is that sometimes no matter how hard you work or how skillfully...things just don't work in your favor. And you have to learn to be ok with that and try something else.(less)

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