Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

4 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

The more I read and learn and understand how institutionalized racism started and continues to be reinforced, the more I fear for this country.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Child death, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Classism, Ableism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Addiction

zombiezami's review against another edition

I started reading this after reading Poverty, By America. I was very underwhelmed by that book, but I thought I'd try this since it's earlier and I wanted to know more about the author's specific research. Right away, the book felt super voyeuristic. I kept being bothered by the question of, "Did he get informed consent from the victims of eviction he recorded?" One of the early anecdotes in the book is the author tagging along with a landlord who's about to evict a number of people. Based on the high tensions implicit in the verbal back-and-forth, this made me even more tense. I kept wondering if he was trying to do some both-sidesism here. It could be the case that questions of methodology are answered later on or in the notes (I was listening to the audiobook, so I couldn't see those), but I'm not willing to stick around long enough to find out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Ableism, and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality, Cursing, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence

cady_sass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

A bleak and brutal look at the reality of poverty in America through the eyes of a number of Milwaukee residents constantly teetering the edge of homelessness. It’s easy to get lost in these peoples stories and forget this is nonfiction, for many who have never seen or experienced or even imagined poverty this reads like fiction. The endless cycle created by the American government is a tough pill to swallow. Imagining a woman choosing to tolerate physical abuse rather than call the police and risk being evicted for being a problem tenant? That’s real and that’s horrific. And that’s just one of many, many stories told here. This is another book that I wish everyone could be compelled to read, there is a deeper understanding here and the empathy that comes with that understanding is critical to making progressive change. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Ableism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

junefish's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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