Methland
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Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most treacherous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more right than in the tiny towns of the American heartland. Methland is the tale of the drug as it infiltrates the community of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), a once-thriving farming and railroad community. Tracing the relations between the lives touched by meth and the global forces that have set the stage for the epidemic, Methland offers a vital and unique perspective on a pressing contemporary tragedy. Oelwein, Iowa is like thousand of additional tiny towns across the county. It has been left in the dust by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed local economy and an out-migration of people. If this wasn’t enough to deal with, an incredibly cheap, long-lasting, and highly addictive drug has come to town, touching virtually everyone’s lives. Journalist Nick Reding reported this tale over a period of four years, and he brings us into the heart of the town through an ensemble cast of intimately drawn characters, including: Clay Hallburg, the town doctor, who fights meth even as he struggles with his own alcoholism; Nathan Lein, the town prosecutor, whose case load is filled nearly exclusively with meth-related crime, and Jeff Rohrick, who is still trying to kick a meth habit after four years. Methland is a portrait of a community under siege, of the lives the drug has devastated, and of the heroes who continue to fight the war. It will appeal to readers of David Sheff’s bestselling Gorgeous Boy, and serve as inspiration for persons who judge in the power of everyday people to change their world for the better.
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This book does touch on some factual information…yes Iowa does have a meth problem…most of rural America does. But Oelwein is cleaning up the problem and to make it seem like they are just this desperate town is just despicable. I guess writing the town is in desperation where the chief of police is just turning his head sells more books than the actual truth. Bring shame on on you…
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
This book is full of fake information. Mainly in the depiction of the tiny town Oelwein.
Reding makes this town sound dilapidated and on the brink of collapse, which is SO far from being right. It’s really a really nice town with a lot of excellent people. All of these abandoned houses that are burnt up from meth kitchens that exploded don’t exist. The teachers aren’t worried of their students. Cops patrolling the school’s halls with drug dogs is not an every day occurrence. These kids that ride around on bikes like gangs? Persons are just kids riding their bikes. He makes this town sound completely outdated and that they shun huge business, when this is a town that had the high school marching band play at the grand opening of a McDonald’s. 7 out of 10 children live in poverty? Where did this “fact” come from?
Personally I reflect that this book does more harm than excellent for this town. This is a town that is being revitalized and has attracted many new folks to the area who want the tiny town life to raise their families. Methland makes this place sound like it’s a scary wasteland, which is so far from the truth.
I took a look at the reviews for Reding’s additional book, Last Cowboys. It seems that exaggeration and misinformation is the leader’s trademark, which isn’t what I like to see in a supposed non-fiction writer. If your looking for a excellent read, check out the Harry Potter series. A magical tale of witches and wizards is better example of reality than Reding’s depiction of tiny town Iowa.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I just finished Reding’s Methland text. I establish it a rather bizarre collection of made up comments masquerading as fact, pop sociology, psychology from Dr. Phil and a all-purpose Opraized conspiratorial view of the world.
I’m curious if anyone bothered to fact check anything in the text. As an example:
10,500 miles of rail track in Wapello county;
Only Jeremy Like has a college degree among the police officers of Oelwein (serving during the time span of this text). Please clarify to Sgt Chet Regan, officers Tracy Barker, Jeremy Eberhart (set aside officer), Jay Tommasin, that their degree’s didn’t count;
The leader appears to be unfamiliar with national crime statistics and ratings. On most ratings Fayette county (including Oelwein) ranks as a 1 on a 10 point scale. It’s hard to find a place with less serious crime;
Fayette county’s unemployment rate is high for the state but consistently under national averages;
The blighted community depicted in this novel doesn’t reflect the actual town. There is no place in this community that is unsafe to walk at any hour day or night. Large numbers of houses are left unlocked during the day; some don’t even have keys for the doors;
Chief Like is following the example from the leader’s New York home in using the No Broken Windows model of community policing. It fits, it works and it reflects community standards;
How can this account have been written lacking language to any of the pharmacists in Fayette county, much less Oelwein. Where does he reflect the pseudoephedrine came from;
That he never bothered to speak to the multi county drug task force in the area;
That there was no input from the Fayette county sheriff’s office;
He never contacted the trained sociologist / criminologists in the area. There are really 3 programs at local colleges / universities in the immediate area;
There is no “jail” in Oelwein. The only jail in the county is in West Union and under the control of the county sheriff’s office. Oelwein only has a holding cell;
Nathan Lein’s family tree lives in an obviously poverty stricken state farming 490 some acres. As poor as Fayette county is farm land here, lacking improvements, runs about 4300.00 per acre. People with 2 million dollars aren’t poor in my book;
The above is just a smattering of the inconsistencies, nonsense, and outright misrepresentations in this text. My impression at the end was he is acutely ashamed of his father’s role at ConAgra and will blather away to erase the stain. Everything is a governmental and huge corporation conspiracy.
Meth is a serious problem. It is a terrible compound that physically and psychologically destroys everyone involved with it. This book trivializes a serious issue. Don’t buy this one. Harry Potter and Dune are far better reads.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
highly recommended by friend—first several chapters appealing–then fell apart-figured it would be indepth look into tiny town america—possibly 20% dealt with appealing personal tales from individuals involved in drug business-rushed through last chapters in order to go on to new book. waste….
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
This book is a real eye opener. A must read for anyone. Tiny town America is not and never will be the same due to meth. Everyone needs to be aware.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5