Today, Alanah and Tim discuss the early life of JD Vance as told in his book, Hillbilly Elegy, and the negative caricature he paints of Appalachia. That’s right. We read “Hillbilly Elegy” so you don’t have to do so.
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Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Literary Hub - Love in the Time of Hillbilly Elegy: On JD Vance’s Appalachian Grift By Justin B. Wymer
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