false 208229 1177408 Josh Hanson 35 male Sheridan, WY 07/2007 11/2009 85 489 479 true 5786140 read 4 true 432139 currently-reading 6 true 432138 to-read 59 false 435935 poetry 43 false 435927 comix 10 false 459323 could_not_finish http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19413363 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JBHCGC9ML._SL75_.jpg 208229 Josh http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1199501988p2/208229.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/208229-josh Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:53:32 -0700
I do have another issue with this book, however, if we want to talk about its purpose. If informing was her main purpose, why the stunt? She continually apologizes for the fakery of the whole project. I mean, being well educated and having hope (because she knows she can walk away at any time) are two pretty huge differences between the author and the people she is meant to be describing. It's a stunt worthy of a Morgan Spurlock or Michael Moore. It's interesting and feeds into our "reality TV" mentality, but is it really the most effective way of raising awareness?

How is this more or less effective than Studs Turkel's work, which simply lets working people speak about their lives?

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