Hillbilly Elegy

[Anonymous]

I liked the book when it was written and anything political about it went way over my head. I was like, “wow that’s so impressive.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think there is a new book coming out I read about in the NYTimes this week about women in poverty in the US. I am scanning the NYTIMes book section and not finding the title or the author - aargh!

Poverty by America, written by Matthew Desmond?

No its written by a women, who left poverty for success and goes back and sort of does a number on her best friend who slid backwards into teen pregnancies and drug use.

PP here. I found it. Monica Potts' The Forgotten Girls (set in the Ozarks)

[Anonymous]

I actually think it was an inspiring story, if you ignore everything he’s said & done since 2017. The author went to very high poverty, low-performing rust belt schools (high school had an avg sat of 1000). He completed a 4 year stint in the marines, graduated from Ohio State in only 2 years with a double major while paying his own rent, graduates from Yale Law.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there is a new book coming out I read about in the NYTimes this week about women in poverty in the US. I am scanning the NYTIMes book section and not finding the title or the author - aargh!

Poverty by America, written by Matthew Desmond?

No its written by a women, who left poverty for success and goes back and sort of does a number on her best friend who slid backwards into teen pregnancies and drug use.

PP here. I found it. Monica Potts' The Forgotten Girls (set in the Ozarks)

PP who recommended The Forgotten Girls - thank you! Just finished it and it was excellent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I actually think it was an inspiring story, if you ignore everything he’s said & done since 2017. The author went to very high poverty, low-performing rust belt schools (high school had an avg sat of 1000). He completed a 4 year stint in the marines, graduated from Ohio State in only 2 years with a double major while paying his own rent, graduates from Yale Law.

Yes, but he accomplished this because of a genetically high IQ and genetically high motivation quotient. Most people are not in the 1 %. However, I enjoyed the story, interesting how he was uncomfortable with mom constantly wanting the limelight, and doing anything for it..sound familiar?