For any of you high class rich people who think you know anything about this book. You're completely wrong and apparently know nothing about how people live in Indiana or Ohio. I grew up in New Castle, Indiana which is about an hour away from the Ohio state line. I grew up in the exact same situations in my life. I actually am a recovering addict myself. That curse however was broken with me. I almost have 15 years clean and sober. The stories I could tell are not much different than Mr. Vances, just different people and family members. This was a great movie and would love to read the book.