Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

2016 • 352 pages

Ratings297

Average rating3.5

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Not sure why everyone is going bonkers over this book. I didn't think the memoir was that riveting and the author's sociological commentary is vague and poorly documented. I guess it came along at the right time when a lot of people were trying to understand the typical Trump voter, but all the book did for me was tell a story of one guy who happened to rise above his childhood poverty and trauma.

March 3, 2017