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Breaking News Re-Release: "Hillbilly Elegy"

If Books Could Kill

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Critique of 'Hillbilly Elegy'

This chapter critically evaluates the themes and political implications of 'Hillbilly Elegy', highlighting the author’s controversial viewpoints and self-serving agenda. It explores the book's impact on mainstream liberal thought during the Trump era, focusing on the portrayal of rural white Americans and the complexities of societal anxieties surrounding class and race.

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