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A review by stankeyolivia
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
4.0
This book was a really interesting read. I enjoy reading memoirs because they are like having deep conversations with someone I've never met, who has had life experiences I haven't.
This particular book has sparked a debate about whether was J.D. Vance writes can be applied widely to poor white individuals in the United States. Now having read it, I think it is both a yes and a no. He mentioned a number of research articles and books, that the quotes from them can be extrapolated a bit, but his life story is his own and his truth. Others even within his life or family may be living a very different truth.
Therefore, if you are wanting to have a conversation and learn about one human's life truth, this is a great read. If you want to know what it is like to grow up poor, this is not the place to start.
This particular book has sparked a debate about whether was J.D. Vance writes can be applied widely to poor white individuals in the United States. Now having read it, I think it is both a yes and a no. He mentioned a number of research articles and books, that the quotes from them can be extrapolated a bit, but his life story is his own and his truth. Others even within his life or family may be living a very different truth.
Therefore, if you are wanting to have a conversation and learn about one human's life truth, this is a great read. If you want to know what it is like to grow up poor, this is not the place to start.