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cathysaid Oh no 🤬 They‘re making Hillbilly Elegy into a movie? I just detest how Appalachia (and often, by association, the South) is depicted by the media. So much amazing art, culture and transcendent intelligence in the area not only goes unrecognized but is misrepresented and stereotyped and it just makes me so sad. (edited) 5y
Scochrane26 @cathysaid I heard they‘re making a movie, too. I also loathe hillbilly elegy, I‘ve disliked it more & more since I read it. And I really want to read the book pictured. Several KY authors have been voicing their dislike of hillbilly elegy recently. 5y
paulfrankspencer I'd be curious to read your review when you're done. @cathysaid @Scochrane26 what was so repugnant about HE? Just the stereotype? Although JD does make a number of generalizations, I found a majority of the book to be highly personal and anecdotal. Enough to connect with, but not so much that he's calling out everyone in the region. 5y
Wellreadhead @paulfrankspencer I think one of the biggest criticisms of Vance is that he perpetuates the narrative that people in the Appalachian region are solely responsible for their problems and that he ignores the complex history of economic and cultural exploitation that has taken place there. 5y
Scochrane26 @paulfrankspencer I liked the book as a family memoir, but then feel that he generalized to the rest of the culture. Plus, he didn‘t actually grow up in Appalachia. I think @Wellreadhead‘s comment sums up the criticism. 5y
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