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Emotionally devastating yet also an incisive work of social science. Should be required reading for all citizens.
Nov 27, 2018
Julianne Dunn
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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2018-read-harder
The first time I tried to read this, I couldn't engage. I opened and closed it a dozen times. When I sat down this time with it, I'm not sure what changed but I was hooked from the moment I started. I felt strongly connected with the people included in this story. Desmond does a great job of explaining poverty bargaining (I'll pay for this now and pay this other bill later even though there will be a late fee). I keep wanting people to make better choices but I'm viewing it through my own privil
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Aug 18, 2018
Adriel
rated it
really liked it
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social-justice-book-club
It is impossible to give stars for a book that is well constructed, easy to read, but has created for me a state of constant anxiety so much i can't bear to finish it. It is one of those books that let us see the deep and permanent flaws of capitalism. I am glad I read it, but I am not sure it will offer me a way to engage politically in a system that is so awful.
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Feb 01, 2018
Erica
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
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alreadyread,
non-fiction,
men-authors,
politics-and-social-movements,
american,
pulitzer,
ebook
Jan 18, 2017
Krystal
marked it as tbr-nonfiction
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to-read-nonfiction
Feb 11, 2017
Nicole
rated it
it was amazing
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nonfiction,
read-in-2017
