A review by saviross
Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache From the American South by Margaret Renkl

hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

I wanted a bit more from this book - I'm interested in learning more about the American South but did find that much of the book was heavily about Margaret Renkl, while some of the chapters about different movements/organisations etc in the South were a bit too brief for my liking. I did enjoy Margaret's writing though and found her appreciation and love of nature infectious. 

I remember a chapter addressing queerphobia from people in the South (specifically Christians?) and Margaret, while clearly not agreeing with anti-LGBTQIA+ beliefs, concluded that setting aside sexuality/gender and instead simply caring for one another as humans would be a good place to start... which I didn't find too convincing and perhaps too simplistic. Maybe I misread...