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A review by kobrien
Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City by Erica L. Green, Wes Moore
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This book is an interesting read, a deeper look into what the protests and unrest in the aftermath of the murder of Freddie Gray was actually like and what it meant for the people of Baltimore. It has a very tight scope of 5 days, but in those 5 days tries to cover 7 or 8 different people’s experiences. I think everyone’s perspectives added to the overall picture, but many could have used a deeper dive and exploration. I think the author’s views comes through strongly in the second hand telling of these people’s experiences and it could sometimes make me wonder what was objective. I’m glad I read this book and reading it in 2021 it’s hard not to draw the connections of the similar media coverage of protests in Minneapolis and Kenosha. This book reminded me of the importance of the personal and the local.
This book is an interesting read, a deeper look into what the protests and unrest in the aftermath of the murder of Freddie Gray was actually like and what it meant for the people of Baltimore. It has a very tight scope of 5 days, but in those 5 days tries to cover 7 or 8 different people’s experiences. I think everyone’s perspectives added to the overall picture, but many could have used a deeper dive and exploration. I think the author’s views comes through strongly in the second hand telling of these people’s experiences and it could sometimes make me wonder what was objective. I’m glad I read this book and reading it in 2021 it’s hard not to draw the connections of the similar media coverage of protests in Minneapolis and Kenosha. This book reminded me of the importance of the personal and the local.