White Trash Book Reviews

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Enjoying the message so far. Heard about the book on an npr interview and quickly wanted to support. I think whats important is that no one person owns the narrative ,and that there are multiple ways to view history in america. I think you share an interesting perspective.

Born of this Pain. This book is wonderful. Part of my heritage is this white underclass Isenberg so eloquently and compassionately describes. This book gives this forgotten group a voice and invites them to the conversation; a conversation that has been highjacked and dominated by affluent White academics and politicians who have decided for too long who gets heard in our society. These self-described “woke” white people fear above all else a conversation about the one issue all disenfranchised people of all races in this country have in common: class, poverty, socio-economic oppression. They know that conversation will make it clear to all that they—the 2% who benefit from the status quo—ARE THE PROBLEM! This book has been a long time coming and joins Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States” on my shelf of books I will pass down to my grandchildren.

Jaw dropping Racism. And that’s just from the “About the Book”. I’ve never heard such a litany of insults leveled at any race of people. They were known for their “listless minds”?! Who wants to read a book like this? BTW I’m Hispanic and I’ve never been “haunted” by anything in Duck Dynasty. NPR recommended this book? Is this what they are trying to make sound normal?

A Very Bad Book. This is a really bad book. Halfway through, I'm not yet sure what it's about. It's definitely not about the untold history of class in America, as the title implies. The (only) thesis of the book seems to be that there has always been a white underclass in America. That's it. There's a chapter about the founding of the country, explaining that there was a large white underclass. There's a chapter about the Revolution, explaining that there was still a large white underclass. There's a chapter about Thomas Jefferson (sort of), explaining that during his times there was a large white underclass. And one about Andrew Jackson, explaining. . . .you guessed it. There was a large white underclass at the time of the Civil War. That's where I am now. The author doesn't tell us a whole lot about the white underclass, other than listing all the bad names people have used to describe it. There are no numbers, no sociological analysis. There is no description of any other class in America, either. The book is horribly written. Sentences don't make sense. Paragraphs don't make sense. Here's an example: "Alabama's Hundley was never as famous as the Connecticut-born Stowe, but he was not a typical southerner, either." What? Whether Hundley was famous has nothing to do with whether he was a "typical" southerner or any other kind of southerner. He could have been from Antarctica and been famous or not famous. The author goes off on tangent after tangent, displaying her knowledge of American history without tying any of it together. I can only guess the book is popular because of the election of Donald Trump, which makes people focus on rural white Americans. There might be a lot to say about the history of rural white America. For that matter there might be a lot to say about the history of class in America. But this book doesn't say any of it. I actually doubt that many readers have suffered through all the way to the end.

Great history. Everything you wanted to know about poverty in America that they would not teach you in school. I feel that those who left negative reviews did read the book but we're in some way hurt or ashamed by it, which is ridiculous ...hey, wave your white trash flag high, the point of the book is that it's not your fault! The government put you where you are beginning in the British system that created their aristocracy. If you are good people, if you are not haters, then hold your head high, this book actually comes to your defense.

Well written. The conversation this country needs to have won't happen until we know what is being heard. This book is a good start.

Book on point. People should stop being sensitive to truth. And falsifying their rate never reading the book. Class based society is manipulation: wealthy, political abusers to control outcomes. British hands are very dirty- giving 'race' a definition and value during 16th century. And yet poor whites truly believe someone is taking something from them who's none-white forgetting prior to 'race' "the poor" stood the same. This book should be read and appreciated.

Curious. I'm just curious: seems that lots of people are leaving reviews, having never purchased (much less read) the book. I haven't either, so let's see if this shows up in the reviews!

WHITE TRASH. This racist remark, "White Trash", and is an inappropriate book title, just like any other racist remark would be, is, in any modern, flourishing society. This book is an attention getting racist remark, literally from cover to cover, that has no business being in the world in the first place.

Missing The Point. Several reviews here seem to be from people this book is written about...under-educated, frustrated/self-conscious white people. They refuse to see that the people they're voting for are passing laws detrimental to them or not funding their communities to ensure a solid education for their children. God & Guns are not going to help them and they're in an endless cycle of diminishing returns. So, they have nothing else to do but hate brown skinned people and have contempt for multi-cultural urbanites. Sad.

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