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A review by _books_are_magic
The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty by Peter Singer
4.0
Compelling and well written, Singer sure knows how to make you think twice.
While some of the arguments push you into uncomfortable spaces, his points are valid albeit confronting. I'm not going to lie, reading this book makes you feel mostly like a bad person. Or at least has you questioning past decisions while also worrying how much you'll actually be capable of changing once you finish it.
It definitely gave me a different perspective on giving and has helped me work through some of the greatest barriers I first felt towards charity whether it was being sceptical as to where the money went or wondering if it really made a difference.
The biggest lesson I took from this is if we all started doing what we ought to, we'd be better people. I definitely want to do more of what I ought to after reading this book.
Read it, it will make you feel so small and so powerful all at once.
While some of the arguments push you into uncomfortable spaces, his points are valid albeit confronting. I'm not going to lie, reading this book makes you feel mostly like a bad person. Or at least has you questioning past decisions while also worrying how much you'll actually be capable of changing once you finish it.
It definitely gave me a different perspective on giving and has helped me work through some of the greatest barriers I first felt towards charity whether it was being sceptical as to where the money went or wondering if it really made a difference.
The biggest lesson I took from this is if we all started doing what we ought to, we'd be better people. I definitely want to do more of what I ought to after reading this book.
Read it, it will make you feel so small and so powerful all at once.