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jenennap29's review
5.0
While reading this I would periodically take sips of water from my water bottle. As the story went on it became harder and harder for me to drink the water. I so carelessly take for granted clean water in a way that if this water crisis were to happen to me I am not sure I would have the resiliency that the citizens of Flint had.
I lived on the periphery of this event in Lansing during the beginning of the crisis. I had no inkling of what was going on but knew it was serious. In my junior year of college, I had the chance to go to Flint with an NAACP group at MSU. We spent an afternoon in Flint talking with residents and delivering bottled water to homes. It was both devastating and inspiring. The spirit of these people was relentless.
I truly hope to be able to teach this book to my 7th-grade students this year as I feel it will provide them with more inspiration to stand up for what they believe in and to recognize the injustices in the world around them.
I lived on the periphery of this event in Lansing during the beginning of the crisis. I had no inkling of what was going on but knew it was serious. In my junior year of college, I had the chance to go to Flint with an NAACP group at MSU. We spent an afternoon in Flint talking with residents and delivering bottled water to homes. It was both devastating and inspiring. The spirit of these people was relentless.
I truly hope to be able to teach this book to my 7th-grade students this year as I feel it will provide them with more inspiration to stand up for what they believe in and to recognize the injustices in the world around them.
alexg52's review
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Body horror
This book is very well-written, very informative, and was absolutely infuriating. The governmental oversight, neglect, and disinterest in its community is gutting.sandrarbookriot's review
4.0
Very insightful.
Will not be wrighting a full review for a book I read for class.
Will not be wrighting a full review for a book I read for class.
nbonarski's review
informative
sad
fast-paced
5.0
If you are looking for a to the point and easy to follow book on the Flint water crisis this is it! I recommend it for everyone not just children as well.
alzehr's review
Still haunted by this book weeks after finishing it. I can't imagine the trauma and deep mistrust in leaders that the Flint residents must still feel. Sometimes I think of the teenager waking at dawn to make sure water is boiled for the family while I'm living in a town where I don't need to worry about the water quality for taking a shower or using water to cook. What a different life experience only a few hours away from where I live and not that many years ago when it occurred. Unfortunately the Flint residents are still dealing with the aftermath of the poorly resolved crisis.
poetryfreak38's review
5.0
This book did a great job breaking down what happened in Flint and the water crisis. It makes me so angry how the state and local government officials took the actions they did. It make me wonder what else goes on in our communities we should know about.
leahbrarian's review
4.0
There's nothing about this that's inappropriate or too complex for a younger audience, but it's quite apparent from the writing style that at least one of the creators specializes in adult material.
alexisnasya's review
5.0
This book was devastating. I knew the basics of the Flint Water Crisis, but honestly, I had no idea the many ways that the government gaslit its citizens as it continually denied the multiple poisons it pumped into residents’ homes. Cooper documents the history of Flint that polluted the Flint River and determined its modern landscape, the political decisions that led to switch from Detroit water to Flint River water, and the immediate and sustained outcry for help from Flint residents as their bodies were ravaged by the new source.
I highly encourage everyone to pick up and read this book. Flint’s story is one of grassroots activism, community, and compassion from the brave citizens, even in the face of state and local officials who lied to their faces, at times even accusing them of lying about their experiences. Flint is a warning of what can happen when we strip people of their right to democratic processes, when we deny science because responding to the science is too hard, when we value money over human life.
Many of the political actors mentioned in this book were just charged, days ago, for their roles in this public health crisis. Those charges, in many cases, are not harsh enough, but it’s a start. Read this book and see for yourself the ways in which those who are meant to lead and serve can still find a way to surprise you in their utter depravity.
I highly encourage everyone to pick up and read this book. Flint’s story is one of grassroots activism, community, and compassion from the brave citizens, even in the face of state and local officials who lied to their faces, at times even accusing them of lying about their experiences. Flint is a warning of what can happen when we strip people of their right to democratic processes, when we deny science because responding to the science is too hard, when we value money over human life.
Many of the political actors mentioned in this book were just charged, days ago, for their roles in this public health crisis. Those charges, in many cases, are not harsh enough, but it’s a start. Read this book and see for yourself the ways in which those who are meant to lead and serve can still find a way to surprise you in their utter depravity.