A review by ljohnston931
Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt by Chris Hedges

3.0

This book could've been so good. I loved the stories and it did make me think differently about injustice in America. But instead of letting the facts of these people's lives speak for themselves, Hedges keeps trying to rile the reader up with overgeneralized, dramatic statements. ("Even our corporate overlords no longer believe the words they utter.") The last chapter is kinda a mess, overglorifying the Occupy movement (the point is that we don't have demands!!!) and just going beyond what the facts support. But, it was still great to hear stories from people who do not usually get to tell them