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lyriclorelei's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
For a book so focused on social infrastructure, I wish Klienenberg had interrogated the great works specific individuals can do more in the final section.
gooseberry's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
A lot of interesting information, especially the historical anecdotes. A lot of the big concepts were not new to me, but that might have been because I had a fair academic focus on adjacent topics in college. A good intro, would be interesting to hear the author’s thoughts in the post-pandemic world.
bookseyg's review against another edition
3.0
My favourite idea from this book was if the people aren’t using the space, blame the space being insufficient, not the people being unwilling!
I think the increase in undergraduates is partly to do it being one of the few third spaces for young people that’s sufficiently funded and managed.
Also, you’ve gotta love libraries.
I think the increase in undergraduates is partly to do it being one of the few third spaces for young people that’s sufficiently funded and managed.
Also, you’ve gotta love libraries.
ceci_cc's review against another edition
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informative
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3.0
Pretty straightforward
orlagal's review
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inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Slavery, Addiction, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Classism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Racism, War, and Ableism