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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
36 reviews
maevebeck's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Murder, Sexual assault, Animal death, Child death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Addiction, and Child abuse
albernikolauras's review against another edition
5.0
There wasn't a moment that you didn't feel the anger and frustration that we choose to treat people this way - as if their life doesn't matter. Desmond is clear about the ripple effect instable housing has on people - emotionally and physically - and the community they live in. How it effects the children stuck in this cycle, hopping from school to school while balancing taking care of their siblings.
Desmond wraps up the book describing his place within these situations, how he lived near them, when he intervened to help the families he followed, and what we can do to help prevent the worst of this. It is frightening that this has likely only gotten worse with the increasing housing prices and cost of living with no real increase in government support.
Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Addiction, and Mental illness
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Racism, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and War
lily1304's review against another edition
4.5
Do not skip the epilogue and afterword about his research methods!
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, and Violence
Descriptions of eviction, homelessness, hunger, and povertybri4103's review against another edition
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Racism, and Gun violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Murder
junefish's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Xenophobia, Ableism, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Sexism
Minor: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Police brutality
dominicangirl's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
edie_reads's review against another edition
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Excrement, and Cursing
julesapollo's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence
samvanz12's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Racial slurs
wordswithjustine's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse