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A review by vacanthungarian
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
4.0
A very profound story of a section of American society that not many people know anything about. Vance's own personal story does inspire in the same way that Cupcake Brown's memoir did, urging the reader to really consider whether their adversity is really as crippling as they think it is and how much more they can become.
I think a lot of empathy can be drawn as well from this story for those who are from such backgrounds. Often we judge people from unstable homes, especially those with addictions. We find it hard to understand why the children from these backgrounds react a certain way without ever taking a step back and wondering how we can help.
Equally, there are a lot of things that resonated with me in the UK and a deeper understanding of the mindset of the lowest tiers of working class, why they make the decisions they make and why they continue in an endless cycle of repeating the same lifestyle of their predecessors (with few exceptions like myself).
I hope it inspires others to break the cycle or to show more kindness
I think a lot of empathy can be drawn as well from this story for those who are from such backgrounds. Often we judge people from unstable homes, especially those with addictions. We find it hard to understand why the children from these backgrounds react a certain way without ever taking a step back and wondering how we can help.
Equally, there are a lot of things that resonated with me in the UK and a deeper understanding of the mindset of the lowest tiers of working class, why they make the decisions they make and why they continue in an endless cycle of repeating the same lifestyle of their predecessors (with few exceptions like myself).
I hope it inspires others to break the cycle or to show more kindness