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

4 reviews

captainroz's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

ohdakotaa's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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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

maevebeck's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.0

excellent source for understanding poverty in a more intimate and human way. overall the story desmond tells is confusing and kind of all over the place. few stories actually have a beginning middle and end ?? i understand that they’re real stories tho and that’s not always possible. very good book though!

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Content Warnings

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

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

A heart-wrenching nonfiction book following families in Milwaukee that were evicted during the 2008 and 2009 recession. Desmond gives each individual humanity within his writing as he describes them without judgment or censor, from the landlords to the eviction company to the individuals left homeless afterward.

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.

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Content Warnings

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