This has to be one of the most raved about books of 2016, am I right?! Especially with how this election has played out, I was really curious about this one, but still reluctant to actually read it. (Always the case with books that get so much hype.) I'm glad I did, but I admit I wasn't as wowed as many others seem to be. It's solidly written, but I think it could have and should have been shorter. Many parts felt unnecessarily long and slow to me. I really wanted there to me more commentary on the culture as a whole than I got-- it's MUCH more a memoir than it is a book about the hillbilly culture and how it plays into our world (which is more of what I was expecting). Still, a fascinating look at a lifestyle, a region, a people group, and primarily a family that is radically different from my own and therefore incredibly fascinating to me. I really do recommend everyone reads this one, if for no other reason than to open your own worldview up to another.