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bethbarron 's review for:
Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy
by Anthony Harkins, Meredith McCarroll
This was recommended to me after reading Hillbilly Elegy earlier this year. (It's also on the @bittersoutherner summer reading list.)
I found these essays and poems challenging, enlightening, heartbreaking, and encouraging. We all have a story to tell and each story has many perspectives. As a Southerner, I'm well acquainted with misrepresentation of our culture(s) and way(s) of life. It's imperative we listen to more than just one story and consciously choose to eliminate generalizations. The various cultures and legacies that mark each region, each road, in the United States are beautiful even in their darkest parts.
I found these essays and poems challenging, enlightening, heartbreaking, and encouraging. We all have a story to tell and each story has many perspectives. As a Southerner, I'm well acquainted with misrepresentation of our culture(s) and way(s) of life. It's imperative we listen to more than just one story and consciously choose to eliminate generalizations. The various cultures and legacies that mark each region, each road, in the United States are beautiful even in their darkest parts.