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by Kathryn Edin

2015•Documentary•210 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a moving non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

"A revelatory account of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don't think it exists Jessica Compton's family of four would have no cash income unless she donated plasma twice a week at her local donation center in Tennessee. Modonna Harris and her teenage daughter Brianna in Chicago often have no food but spoiled milk on weekends.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryJournalisticSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

PoorSocial conditionsPovertyIncome distributionSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / GeneralSOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & HomelessnessPoor, united statesIncome distribution, united states

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Author
Kathryn Edin
Published
2015
Pages
210
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