I had read a lot about this book on different forums and it was high on my to-read list. At our annual Book Club dinner in December we do a book exchange, and after much finagling I was able to “steal” away with this book! Yeah! Of course, one of the first things I had to do was look up the word, elegy. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “elegy” is defined as “a sad poem or song, a poem or song that expresses sorrow for someone who is dead.” Not to assume what JD Vance, meant by his title, but he definitely seems to be singing the blues where his hillbilly…