Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

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

4 reviews

bessadams's review

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Addiction, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Cursing, Drug abuse, Violence, Classism, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

ohdakotaa's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Murder, Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Addiction, and Drug use

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. 

---

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

beetsnotbombs's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Trafficking