Hey Everyone,
I am going to review the book "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City," by Matthew Desmond. Matthew Desmond is an associate professor at Harvard University, a co-director of the Justice and Poverty Project, and also the author of a book "On the Fireline." This book is a first hand account of Matthew Desmond's observations, his experiences, among eight families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin who are struggling with poverty and eviction. It is also about the landlords who profit off of them, and the flawed system America has with keeping the poor, poor. Overall I rated this book five stars out of five. This book is a must read, we need to bring this book into America's classrooms. There is so much information on this book all over. To find more information on this book and on how you can help CLICK HERE. Below is a video book trailer.
This book was just released on March 1, 2016, and it was published by The Crown Publishing Group. I am definitely regretting that I did not read this earlier. And for those of you who are interested to purchase a copy of this book CLICK HERE.
This book was difficult to read, it actually made my stomach sick because of how the poor are thrown out of their houses, all in a scheme to make profit for the landlords etc.. It was sickening in reading about the deplorable conditions that these families lived in. As difficult this book was to read it is one that must be read. It is one that will unveil the ignorance and blindness that some wear. This is a subject that everyone needs to read about and expose ourselves to. No one will truly understand unless one has lived in this type of situation. And there is no one better to write this book than Matthew Desmond the author, who himself grew up in a family who was financially struggling.
I would like to thank The Reading Room, Matthew Desmond, and The Crown Publishing Group for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
Until the next page,
Jill
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