While I acknowledge that Jamison's story is a deeply personal one. The political events from the first two weeks of 2021 have convinced me, now more than ever, that we need to stop humanising the rise of this behaviour (no matter how good and honourable those intentions may seem to those who take part). I have watched how the US's endorsement of their president stir up right-wing behaviour across the world. The last four years and its aftermath is proof of what happens when we endorse the kind of behaviour that Trump incites. Trump's presidency from day 1 has filled me with fear and anxiety, both emotions have only grown during his presidential cycle. I was 18 during the 2016 election cycle and at 22, I am tired of the rhetoric that reaching across the divide works because it clearly doesn't. Believe me, this is a story that has been made personally familiar to me over the last 4 years and probably to many others. Jamison details exceptionally well the messy family relationships that are made messier by politics.

Throughout the memoir, we see Jamison attempt to understand his dad's reasons for ardently supporting Trump, while Jamison doesn't. Set using the backdrop of the 2016 election cycle, Jamison and Dave as they travel back to Dave's hometown for a class reunion. 'Hillbilly Queer' doesn't document a profoundly new story however it does draw the reader into a father-son relationship. This review is probably one of the most biased I've written based on the above events, but I do think that it is important to put across how I feel about this book. I read 'HillBilly Queer' after the storming of the Capitol Building and during the week of the political events and conversations that followed. Set using the backdrop of the 2016 ele C/W: Scene with dubious consent moreД¬/W: Scene with dubious consent I read 'HillBilly Queer' after the storming of the Capitol Building and during the week of the political events and conversations that followed.

Samantha Allen, author of Real Queer America. In an age when our politics and our nation can feel broken, Hillbilly Queer shows us the messy glue of love that still holds families together.вЂќ вЂњOne of those rare books that finds beauty in the irreconcilable. Hillbilly Queer is an enduring love story between a dad and son who find that sometimes the differences between us aren't really that different at all. Traveling through the rural, sun-beaten landscapes of Missouri the two meet people along the way who challenge their concepts of right and wrong, and together they uncover truths about their familyвЂ™s past that reveals more than political differences, they discover a lesson on the human condition that lands them on the international pages of The Guardian. Clinton battle at every turn, they are forced to explore one formidable question: Will the trip push them further apart or bring them closer together? But with the constant backdrop of the Trump vs. Yet at the height of the 2016 election, the two decide to put political differences aside and travel to rural Missouri for DaveвЂ™s fifty-five year class reunion. Jamison spends his days in a world of trigger warnings and safe spaces, while his trigger-happy dad, Dave, spends his questioning why Americans have become so sensitive. Host of the HBO podcast Lovecraft Country Radio Indeed, we are all more than heroes and villains, and Jamison does a great job of showing how and where our humanity gets lost between the two.вЂќ One of the most humane and challenging memoirs to come out of the Midwest. Ford, author of SomebodyвЂ™s Daughter and host of the HBO podcast Lovecraft Country Radio J.R. Indeed, we are all more than heroes and villains, and Jamison does a great job of showing how and where our humanity gets lost between the two.вЂќ - Ashley C.

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