Jd Vance's "hillbilly Elegy" Ignores The Real Appalachian Crisis It Portrays

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Both JD Vance's memoir and Ron Howard's film adaptation fail to grapple meaningfully with mental health

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Jd Vance's "hillbilly Elegy" Ignores The Real Appalachian Crisis It Portrays

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