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while interesting the the last 100 pages seems the most out of touch. the first 2/3rds seem to really focus on and discuss the environment and circumstance of poor white people the last 1/3rd seema more to say "look at the poor whites aren't they poor" but does little to explain the conditions of how until the epilogue.
a lot of the book is focused on the southern white poor and doesn't expand much from there. I would've loved more of a look north or west to round of the history.
there's a point where it seems the author is almost criticizing the capitilization of white trash stories written by the well off, but it also seems like that is also exactly what the author is doing.
I think I learned more about how I see class and white trash thru the ways I disagreed with this book.

Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up by Naya Rivera

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funny fast-paced

4.0

this book was not what j was expecting in the best way. I was expecting a quick little fluffy memoir that would probably make me cry. and while it very much was that it blew my expectations out of the water. it was far more honest than I expected. I expected more sugar and less spice simply due to like NDAs and publicists and shit but it was pretty spicy . the god stuff was a little heavy tho

The Education of Corporal John Musgrave: A Memoir by John Musgrave

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challenging dark tense

3.75

I was recommended this book and was excited to read it and then as I started I thought I'd made a mistake bc this author and I could not be farther apart. the first 2/3 of this book is not for me and o felt so conflicted about it bc I thought I knew where it was going but it didn't seem to be getting there. the anti war stuff was so exciting and the first time I felt like there was something in this book for me. the last ~30 pages are a bit washed out. and maybe I've just read too much lit but I would've loved more parallels between the different versions of the author and how he kind of became the person he needed. some of the stuff in the beginning felt very glorifying of serving and it was very uncomfortable for me to read and that perspective didn't seem to change. after going thru what he went thru I would've loved to hear if he thinks 18 year old children should still be excited about joining.

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