A review by marcymurli
No More Heroes: Grassroots Challenges to the Savior Mentality by Jordan Flaherty

4.0

Such an important and smart book! Flaherty really delves into the phenomenon of the saviour mentality by historically and culturally contextualising it - from hero films to journalists like Nicholas Kristof. His more recent examples - the best of which are post-Katrina New Orleans and Teach for America - explore the subject with an in-depth view of each subject. The writing is solid and engaging. The only chapter that is a bit lacking is the one on the Occupy Wall Street movement, which attempts to cover too much too quickly. Flaherty's conclusion is optimistic, but a bit too much so, perhaps, if you're reading this in the Trump era.