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p_t_b's review against another edition
5.0
i guess they don't give people macarthur genius grants for being bad at stuff. desmond is a graceful author, and his grace in large part consists of making himself invisible (he explains the many ways he was in fact not invisible in a thoughtful postscript on methods). ethnography always feels a little squicky to me, but it's a necessary squickiness. desmond does not dramatize how poor americans do and do not find places to live, and how other people make a living from their housing, and how eviction marks people as much as incarceration (and just as disproportionally). he just rolls his camera eye, and gives context when needed. took me a while to get to this one, and it's not a sunny read, but it is a necessary one.
mkglouleroybodie's review against another edition
5.0
This book is so well written and researched. I like many others had not ever considered the impact of eviction. This is a must read.
emszopinsk's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
angelsrgorgeous's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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slow-paced
4.75
mrsalltopafi's review against another edition
challenging
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5.0
lindseybluher's review against another edition
dark
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reflective
medium-paced
4.75
I wish there would have been a bit more focus on homelessness after eviction, but loved the way this was written and the stories it focused on.