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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
42 reviews
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: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and War
larbster90's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
elyssajoh's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
kquiring23's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Drug use
aqtbenz's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism
lily1304's review against another edition
4.5
Do not skip the epilogue and afterword about his research methods!
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy
Descriptions of eviction, homelessness, hunger, and povertydrinaiscold's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence
bri4103's review against another edition
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Murder
sfk's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Child death
junefish's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship