Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Eksmitowani. Nędza i zyski w jednym z amerykańskich miast by Matthew Desmond

42 reviews

hazzardfreak02's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Child death

aspyd05's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Violence

bucklace27's review against another edition

informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual assault

barefootsierra's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, and Classism

canngrob's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Racism

adilyn's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

emmehooks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Racism, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Pregnancy

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

The more I read and learn and understand how institutionalized racism started and continues to be reinforced, the more I fear for this country.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

shannahtan's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

I feel weird rating this book because it’s almost a memoir of these people’s lives. 

Ethnography is so interesting because the person is actually trying to live this life in first person. Desmond mentioned he didn’t pay folks for interviews, which in part I understand that he maybe didn’t want to get a biased point of view. However, I feel like they should get paid for this book as he was telling their life stories. Although Desmond recognizes his privilege, he still got to leave the trailer park. He was never evicted. The people in the book are still living this life of eviction. All in all, the book is dense and is a very good window into the life of so many people in the United States. The last two chapters explain how a universal housing voucher has helped other countries combat houselessness. I tandem read this through audiobook and ebook.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

nvillanuevadrv's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

4.0

A valid introduction into the world of the affordable housing crisis and its domino effect on our society. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Classism