A review by stephen11
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

5.0

What an important work! I give this book 5 GLOWING stars. The book tells the stories of multiple family's struggles with housing. I learned so much. I was so clueless. Shelter, a house, really is a fundamental basic necessity upon which a decent life can be built. And America has failed it's desperate citizens, once again failing in it's own myth of being a leading nation. Many other nations have some sort of universal housing coverage, all their people have shelter. Universal housing saves money that otherwise is spent in the judicial system, healthcare, and prison systems. When a populace has universal housing, many of it's desperate citizens can much more easily climb out of poverty and become productive members of society. I can see why this book won the Pulitzer and so many other awards. It is my best book of the year so far, probably going to be resonating with me for years to come, changing me like only a handful of books have done. If it's not clear yet, I recommend it highly. Read it. Or stay securely sheltered in the dark house of ignorance, shutting your eyes to the suffering of others.