Never mind the critics, Hillbilly Elegy is well worth reading, and even the adaptation does a great job of simply telling the story of a family without blame or commentary, but a desire to show a glimpse of an oft-overlooked world. Pearls will be clutched over (non-gratuitous) language, but thankfully the rest has been kept in check!

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