Suzanne's Reviews > The Beans of Egypt, Maine: The Finished Version

Carolyn Chute truly captures rural poverty in this enlightening, often funny, yet depressing work. I came away from this feeling that all our social programs and safety nets just can't compete with the effects of genetic inbreeding and multigenerational poverty. The dullness and hopelessness of their lives is staggeringly painful to read. One only needs to travel to remote areas here in the US to realize there is an entire culture we know very little about. This is very well-written and recommended.