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Sarah Smarsh's memoir plus objective analysis. Read this book for another perspective on poor, white rural people in the United States, from both a historical perspective and into the 21st century. An antidote to J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy.

A personal insight into life in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa, complicated by Noah's mixed-race status. Noah's memoir is truly funny in parts, but the tragedy of colonialization and apartheid is inescapable.

Interesting. Fugelsang did a favor with this one.

Interesting work. I did not hear the interview with the author and joined the group shortly thereafter. Honestly I had never heard of the author What has caught my attention thus far is that when a stand-up performer does well, s/he "kills." Yet, the lifestyle described by Shydner seems almost suicidal. He's an intelligent writer and I will finish reading the book, but I'm thinking that John F gave airtime out of

Finished and loved it! Full of life lessons, and if you love cats, all the better.

Not at all like the movie with Hepburn. Much darker.

Little resemblance between the book and the famous movie.