But with the constant backdrop of the Trump vs. Yet at the height of the 2016 election, the two decide to put political differences aside and travel together to rural Missouri for Dave’s fifty-five year class reunion. Jamison spends his days in a world of trigger warnings and safe spaces, while his trigger-happy dad, Dave, spends his questioning why Americans have become so sensitive. Ford, author of Somebody’s Daughter and host of the HBO podcast Lovecraft Country Radio. I’m so glad I let him guide me through the trip.” - Ashley C. Indeed, we are all more than heroes and villains, and Jamison does a great job of showing how and where our humanity gets lost between the two. This is a perfect read to begin talking about all the conflicting, yet connected, issues forcing a reckoning for those who thought they knew what the world was, and who they were in it. Jamison has written one of the most humane and challenging memoirs to come out of the Midwest.
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