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A review by mesy_mark
Hillbilly Queer: A Memoir by J. R. Jamison
slow-paced
0.25
This gets such a low rating because I spent my time more irritated at him rather than hearing him out. JR has privilege so maybe he just can't see where others are more affected by right-wing dogma but bridging across the aisle can only work inside the family not in the large sense without both parties doing it. And the right has dug their heel in the ground going the opposite way. Onto the actual book to see the real reason why it is such a low-star book.
The book dragged on and seemed more like a book to revisit memories rather than get somewhere meaningful. I say this because what would have been interesting is the build of the last couple of chapters being the main point of the book. While a trip down memory lane is good it was just a trip when his big thing was the political divide and every time except for one time he always just didn't say anything about his views to his father when given the chance.
Going on the segment about families that vote different party lines inside the family and how learning to see each other just leads to a build of understanding. With that then went into his father's trump vote to another vote in the Trump/Biden election. Seeing that bridge and arc was much more interesting rather than just him dancing around his father's feelings on right-wing dogma and constantly wondering if he should bring up his marriage when asked because he is in a hillbilly area. The way he wrote about these main things was the same time and time again it was predictable when coming back up.
The book dragged on and seemed more like a book to revisit memories rather than get somewhere meaningful. I say this because what would have been interesting is the build of the last couple of chapters being the main point of the book. While a trip down memory lane is good it was just a trip when his big thing was the political divide and every time except for one time he always just didn't say anything about his views to his father when given the chance.
Going on the segment about families that vote different party lines inside the family and how learning to see each other just leads to a build of understanding. With that then went into his father's trump vote to another vote in the Trump/Biden election. Seeing that bridge and arc was much more interesting rather than just him dancing around his father's feelings on right-wing dogma and constantly wondering if he should bring up his marriage when asked because he is in a hillbilly area. The way he wrote about these main things was the same time and time again it was predictable when coming back up.