Silas House has written another beautiful story filled with complex characters and rich description that immediately transports you to the South. If you love music, you‘ll love House‘s references sprinkled throughout.

In this book Hunter and Robinson use poetry and music as a compliment to their sociological analysis of the experiences of black Americans moving through chocolate cities at the individual and group level. The book is well written and important for anyone who wants to understand metropolitan America

Catte does an excellent job of making the history of Appalachia accessible here and tying this into present narratives about Appalachia. This is the book you should be reading about Appalachia not that ‘Hillbilly‘ one.

This beautiful story (set of stories/poems) tells the story of one Kentuckian living in Oregon, but it will connect to all Kentuckians who live away, or anyone who loves a place.

Joy's writing is so beautiful to read. Even in scenes of absolute violence the language was so beautiful. This book draws you in and you feel as though you're in Little Canada with Aiden and Thad seeing their lives. This book is also hard to read at times. The beautiful writing with the harsh realities of the characters is a stark contrast and ensures this book won't leave you easily.

I just finished this book and I already know it will be that stays with me. The way the story is laid-out/unfolds lets you explore the lives of characters the way you do when you meet people in real life, a little at a time. Families are complicated and they all have their secrets, but everyone sees the same events differently depending on their perspective and time, this story allows readers to see and feel this.

This book, while presenting sociological research is easily accessible for the general public and doesn't sacrifice the rigor of Klinenberg's research. It is an interesting book on a growing proportion of the population, those who are single and live alone.

This book which provides a thoughtful and detailed examination of the struggle for Civil Rights in Louisville. The book does get a little dense in places and sometimes the level of detail is too much for the casual reader, but it is thoroughly researched. This book may be tough to follow sometimes for those not familiar with louisville, but I highly recommend it.

This book is heartwarming, and tells a beautiful story of an Appalachian family. The characters are so real you feel like you've been invited into their lives. I cannot recommend this book (and anything by Silas House) enough.

This is an interesting read about music and the bluegrass state. As a Kentuckian living in New York I loved being able to step back into the rich musical history and read the stories of some of my favorite Kentucky musicians. This quote is from My Morning Jacket's Jim James, but anyone from Louisville could have said it. #LouisvilleKY #Kentucky