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I spent most of the last 2 days reading this book and I can't stop thinking about it. I never heard of the author until I saw him on Morning Joe a few days ago but I looked him up and read several articles he wrote for various publications so I bought his book. He grew up in a family of what he describes as "hillbillies" from Kentucky but spent most of his life in Ohio. His family identified as being strongly Christian even though their behavior was frequently not particularly Christian. He was
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Kentucky.
Interesting look at the lifestyle and struggles of a hillbilly - and others with a similar lifestyle. Many things I had never realized - why this behavior is widespread - why these people don’t just behave themselves. This will make for an interesting book club discussion next week.
Interesting look at the lifestyle and struggles of a hillbilly - and others with a similar lifestyle. Many things I had never realized - why this behavior is widespread - why these people don’t just behave themselves. This will make for an interesting book club discussion next week.
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