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A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster by Rebecca Solnit
2 reviews
erica_palmisano's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Upends the popular conceptions of how people and institutions respond to disasters – both natural and human – and provides lots of details about five disasters from historians and social scientists to support its claims. While I generally appreciated the detail and thoughtfulness of the writing, I felt sometimes like the writing looped back on itself a bit more than I liked. I had to work to keep the argument's main points in mind while ever-expanding details threatened to make that difficult. Perhaps that was my issue – I was rushing to finish reading for a book club deadline. Still, a worthy read with lots to chew on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Rape and Police brutality
sapphire's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Grief
Minor: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Racism
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