Debbie Sivis

This book is not written very well. The authors description of Appalachia is not accurate. He tends to put all people in an area under the same umbrella. Even in Appalachia, people are different. In reading this memoir, it was obvious the author continues to struggle with his identity. Since he was born in Middleton, Ohio, he is definitely not a hillbilly from Appalachis, but a person born to an Appalachian mother. I was embarrassed for his family as I read his description of their lives.