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Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains by Cassie Chambers
dommdy's review
4.0
Appalachian life, especially that women and children is an ongoing interest for me. It saddens me so much that life in America is so driven by money and perceived prestige. The intelligence, strength and wit of the people is lost in these pursuits, and so many generations have lived in poverty. These folks are proud and hardworking, not looking for handouts.
In this story the first person in the family to graduate from high school and college was the mother of the first Ivy League student who became a lawyer and traveled the world before going back home to devote her life to helping other women succeed.
In this story the first person in the family to graduate from high school and college was the mother of the first Ivy League student who became a lawyer and traveled the world before going back home to devote her life to helping other women succeed.
diana_reads_and_reads's review
DNF. I thought this was a researched book on the women of Appalachia but it is one woman’s memoir with the tiniest bit of research thrown in. I might have persisted with it except I came to a place where she’s just throwing out her own guesses for why some things are the way they are—like why people get cancer. I’m interested in the research in this area but I’m not interested in one person’s conjecture. Unlike other reviewers, I don’t have a problem with her politics or dislike of Donald Trump. I share those things with her. This just wasn’t what I was expecting or looking for.
jaclynszick's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
aheinicke27's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
that_bookish_life's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
tpasta's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
I found this to be a very inspiring read. To me it read more like a memoir than the original short story/essay format I thought it was. I think I wanted it to be more about the stories of other women. The audiobook was read by the author and really captured the voices of the people she was talking about.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse
Minor: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault