Another Appalachia
Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place

I have never written a GoodReads review today but this book is deserving of a glowing review and more! Neema Avashia's writing speaks to the complex experiences of "Indolachians", an incredibly small but strong community of people that I'm proud to belong to! I have never read a book that I feel bet......more

In a word, this book is beautiful. Though its essays are about a very specific place and a very specific cast of perfectly drawn real-life characters, told through the lens of its self-described queer, Indian, and Appalachian author, its themes are universal, and its stories speak to anyone who's ev......more

3.5, i liked it but i wanted more concrete stories, it felt like it was lacking a bit of depth, also author kept mentioning class analysis but there was none lol......more

I did not grow up in Appalachia, but I was the only Indian kid in my grade in a small, Indiana town. I spent my college years in Knox County, Ohio, living and working intimately with people in rural America. This book captures so much of the complexity that I often struggle to articulate about my ex......more

Despite being what I would think the target audience for this book, I didn't like it. Like at all. There was a lot I could relate to, growing up Indian in the south and living as a professional in Boston. However, I just didn't find the storytelling compelling. I listened to this book on audiobook,......more