Hillbilly Elegy
If Books Could Kill
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Book Review - The Rust Belt in Appalachia
The book sort of bounces between the Rust Belt in Appalachia because he's growing up in Middletown, Ohio. A big part of his narrative is that people moved from the mountains into the Rust Belt and so a lot of the culture carries over. When this book first came out, it was very interesting to see the spate of great reviews and then a handful of people being like, "This is gross"
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