A review by librarianmillie
Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild

4.0

I actually enjoyed this more than Hillbilly Elegy, but it was a harder read and a lot more academic. This book gave greater insight into why Trump voters and a large portion of Americans are angry, feel left behind and forgotten. While Hillbilly Elegy was more an exploration into a a sense of place and the long lasting effects of multi-generational poverty, Strangers explores disillusionment, anger, and people's own willingness to not accept a world that is changing around them.