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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
42 reviews
canngrob's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Racism
emmehooks's review against another edition
5.0
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
5.0
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
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.
Graphic: Child abuse and Racism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy
kilonshele's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Extreme povertyknitswhilereading's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
paguroidea's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction and Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism
rystonlentil43's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Racism, and Classism
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Fire/Fire injury
esjackson's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Incest, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, and Murder
bessadams's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism