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Revisiting My Review of Hillbilly Elegy

Revisiting My Review of Hillbilly Elegy

reconciling my review of JD Vance back in 2016 with ..... today

Jul 16, 2024
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Hello supporters! I had something else scheduled here for today, and then in light of the political news, I decided I wanted to cover my 2016 review of Hillbilly Elegy briefly instead. Remember, all weekday newsletters are now just for paid subscribers ~ thank you for valuing and supporting my work here ♡

This is going to be brief, my friends, but I just couldn’t leave my 5 star review of J.D. Vance’s book sit out there unaddressed. What, you think no one actually cares? Well, I do. My reading history and ratings say a lot about me and what I believe in. As soon as he was announced as the Republican VP pick yesterday, I immediately raced to Goodreads to see what was on public record under my name:

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