Just finished Hillbilly Elegy by J.D Vance. Fantastic book about how an entire culture is losing it's way and being forgotten and left in socioeconomic ruin. It's a reflection of the author, who grew up in the Appalachia region, and the people he grew up with and loves and also is frustrated by. A great examination of the working class and the working poor and how you can be a strong people but still need the strength to admit when things aren't working and wanting to find a better way instead of just being proud of coming from and staying in nothing. Heartbreaking and hopeful all at once, probably one of the most important and reflective books I've read in years.
Jordan Peterson- 12 rules (or whatever)
Never heard about that one but I will take a look. This book was really good though and I can't recommend it enough. Been on my shelf for a year and I regret putting it off so long. It's a culture I am not familiar with and it was a great examination of the how and why all the way up to the current issues with prescription drugs and extreme poverty. It's all at once a compliment and critical look at something he grew up in and escaped.
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