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emmehooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, Alcohol, Drug use, and Racism
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
fkshg8465's review
5.0
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
shannahtan's review against another edition
Ethnography is so interesting because the person is actually trying to live this life in first person. Desmond mentioned he didn’t pay folks for interviews, which in part I understand that he maybe didn’t want to get a biased point of view. However, I feel like they should get paid for this book as he was telling their life stories. Although Desmond recognizes his privilege, he still got to leave the trailer park. He was never evicted. The people in the book are still living this life of eviction. All in all, the book is dense and is a very good window into the life of so many people in the United States. The last two chapters explain how a universal housing voucher has helped other countries combat houselessness. I tandem read this through audiobook and ebook.
Graphic: Racism and Child abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism
kilonshele's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse
Extreme povertyknitswhilereading's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Cursing, Mental illness, Child death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury
paguroidea's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction and Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism
rystonlentil43's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Classism, Racism, and Drug use
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Fire/Fire injury
esjackson's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Classism
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Gun violence, Self harm, Grief, Animal death, Cursing, Incest, Murder, and Suicide
bessadams's review against another edition
4.25
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
hellavaral's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Racism, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Animal death, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Racial slurs