A review by taradactyl24
Why New Orleans Matters by Tom Piazza

5.0

I loved this book immensely. The author paints a beautiful, sad, and poignant portrait of life in New Orleans, pre and post-Katrina, and makes the reader understand the value of the city of New Orleans. At one point, I had to take a break from reading because it was so heartbreaking to think of the turmoil that so many people lived through, (and are still going through in some cases) losing their homes and culture, possessions, pets and friends. My heart aches at the losses but still I smiled at the end with the author's description of how he feels that New Orleans will be great again as long as the spirit of the people is not broken.