High Rise Stories: Voices from Chicago Public Housing by Audrey Petty, Peter Orner

High Rise Stories: Voices from Chicago Public Housing

Audrey Petty, Peter Orner

304 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology challenging sad medium-paced
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In the gripping first-person accounts of High Rise Stories, former residents of Chicago’s iconic public housing projects describe life in the now-demolished high-rises. These stories of community, displacement, and poverty in the wake of gentrific...

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Moods

informative 92%
reflective 61%
sad 53%
inspiring 30%
emotional 23%
dark 15%
hopeful 15%
adventurous 7%
challenging 7%
funny 7%

Pace

medium 45%
fast 36%
slow 18%

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