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3.71 AVERAGE
I felt for the author at first, but she kept making bad decisions followed by excuses. I just felt like she was selfish and not mature enough to have a daughter, much less two.
"My life may be relentless, but goddamnit so am I."
This quote is definitely at the core of this memoir. Throughout, Land's well-written narrative quickly unfolds. She delves into her many truths and relays her difficult journey to get to where she is now. Land's story is one of persistence and recognizing beauty all while discussing topics of food insecurity, privilege, cycles of abuse, single motherhood, and perusing higher education (to name a few)
Definitely a story that will cause you to pause & reflect.
- L
This quote is definitely at the core of this memoir. Throughout, Land's well-written narrative quickly unfolds. She delves into her many truths and relays her difficult journey to get to where she is now. Land's story is one of persistence and recognizing beauty all while discussing topics of food insecurity, privilege, cycles of abuse, single motherhood, and perusing higher education (to name a few)
Definitely a story that will cause you to pause & reflect.
- L
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This book made me so grateful for parents. Stephanie sacrificed everything to make her and her daughters’ lives better and it broke my heart to hear her struggle with doing things for herself verse others. Also such a great view into government run programs and how difficult it is to get help in these kinds of situations. Highly highly recommend.
reflective
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50 state challenge: Montana
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy
Moderate: Rape, Abortion
Class by Stephanie Land
A thought-provoking narrative of a working single mother attending college and providing for herself and her child while living in the poverty class.
The reader wants to scream, demand, and vote for universal childcare, access to college, food, healthcare, and safe shelter. As well as a legal and bureaucratic system that gives assistance first and questions later.
How is one to live while food insecure, in school, working, and needing support but can’t get it because every single thing in America is set up to condemn the poor rather than support and uplift the human?
Land’s second book, Class, is an extension of Maid, the revolutionary exposé on the fallacy of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps when the weight of society’s foot smushes you like a crunchy leaf on the sidewalk.
A thought-provoking narrative of a working single mother attending college and providing for herself and her child while living in the poverty class.
The reader wants to scream, demand, and vote for universal childcare, access to college, food, healthcare, and safe shelter. As well as a legal and bureaucratic system that gives assistance first and questions later.
How is one to live while food insecure, in school, working, and needing support but can’t get it because every single thing in America is set up to condemn the poor rather than support and uplift the human?
Land’s second book, Class, is an extension of Maid, the revolutionary exposé on the fallacy of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps when the weight of society’s foot smushes you like a crunchy leaf on the sidewalk.
Maid was an engaging read even if I disagreed with the authors perspective at times.
Class however is a straight mess.
Stephanie Land is a welfare queen, a true dirt bag with the entitlement of a princess somehow.
Throughout this book she whines and plays the victim while continually making the worst choices possible and then whines about people judging her for making bad choices.
She is neglectful of her daughter. It is never clear why she can’t get a regular part time job- or any kind of regular work. What she needs an English degree so badly for in the first place if they can’t even eat or pay the bills is beyond me.
She sleeps around with anyone who will come home with her. Drinks, parties and hangs out with people 10 years younger than her because people her age who are stable make her feel insecure about her bad life choices.
This woman is disgusting. Truly, truly unlikable. The opposite of a good person.
Class however is a straight mess.
Stephanie Land is a welfare queen, a true dirt bag with the entitlement of a princess somehow.
Throughout this book she whines and plays the victim while continually making the worst choices possible and then whines about people judging her for making bad choices.
She is neglectful of her daughter. It is never clear why she can’t get a regular part time job- or any kind of regular work. What she needs an English degree so badly for in the first place if they can’t even eat or pay the bills is beyond me.
She sleeps around with anyone who will come home with her. Drinks, parties and hangs out with people 10 years younger than her because people her age who are stable make her feel insecure about her bad life choices.
This woman is disgusting. Truly, truly unlikable. The opposite of a good person.
Lands story is so important for the world to hear and she is endlessly inspiring in so many aspects
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced