Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

Obviously the author had a harrowing childhood, but I don't get why this book is so popular. It reminds me of Faye Dunaway in Chinatown - “She's my sister. She's my daughter...” I hate my mother. I love my mother. I hate my family. I love my family. It's like an endless circle. Plus, he doesn't seem to really make clear exactly what the problem is that needs to be fixed.