Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

6 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

This was really informative but almost too much at times. This read like a really interesting textbook about how we as a society create and perpetuate poverty. There were a lot of interesting facts about how America was affected by the pandemic and how the government creates a lot of situations where poverty is increased. This being said it is sooo dense and boring at times. I listened to the audio version which was great but I did zone out a few times. It's not what I would say fun but it is informative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racism, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Classism, Slavery, Abortion, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Confinement

julianh's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gaslighting, and Slavery

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Classism, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Deportation, Slavery, Xenophobia, Medical content, Cursing, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Pandemic/Epidemic

abbybrace98's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Grief, Racism, Gaslighting, Slavery, Drug abuse, Deportation, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Death, Child abuse, Addiction, Violence, Xenophobia, Ableism, and Hate crime

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

4.75

I can only use one word to decisive describe this book: WOW! It completely changed my paradigm of what I thought was poverty and helped me see what my part in poverty could be - whether as a contributor or as an abolitionist. This is not a problem we have to live with, apparently. And it’s neither a political one, though the politicians would like us to think differently. Wow.
 
Round up to a five. I wish Desmond would’ve also addressed Native American poverty and immigrant poverty. Seems like a big miss. Perhaps both are too big a topic on either of their own. Maybe the writer will write a book on these separately in a future project.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Slavery, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Racism

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

challenging informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Slavery and Violence