estherbookster's review against another edition
5.0
Just read it for enjoyment, education, and entertainment, if anything. I particularly found interest in the studies and interviews that Sherman conducted. I may never be in their shoes but it's a well-written book to help me understand a glimpse into their lives. Overall, it was amazing.
marisacarpico's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
We are going to infinite the irony of where and when I read this and just marvel at how good this is. Sharp in its observations. I can imagine many of the subjects felt destroyed after. That said, nothing Sherman says is unfair or out of pocket. She’s brutal in her assessments and consistently backs up her conclusions with less observational data. Highly recommend.
gcullman's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting main point— that with so much inequality people with privilege must work hard to justify their privilege through hard work, constrained consumption, and being polite. Being a person with class privilege myself I found the descriptions apt and insightful, and agreed with the main thrust of her book, that no one ‘deserves’ their privilege just like no one ‘deserves’ their poverty. The levels of inequality we are experiencing today are dangerous and morally wrong. If I feel this way I should spending my energy to make political change rather than working to seem like a ‘worthy’ rich person. I also found the exploration of the situations of stay at home mothers with high earning husbands troubling.
cavernism's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Pretty interesting and carefully collected conversations and takeaways about the complications of justifying having wealth. Could have probably been a bit shorter to make its points and sometimes the writing was dry, but there was a lot of interesting stuff here.
mscalls's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
maddyb001's review against another edition
5.0
On one hand it was incrediy cringey to read about how rich people grapple with being wealthy. On the other this book was beautifully researched. I think a methodology appendix should become a thing in non fiction books because it gave valuable insight into how the research was conducted and how that could bias the data.