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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  KendraRenee | Oct 31, 2009 |  I found the book to be somewhat pretentious. I do agree with the point she was trying to make, but some of the commetns show how much she herself can look down on the working class. Plus the problematics of just assuming an identity for a couple of months and then assuming that you can speak for that group (i.e., Ganz Unten). But overall, it was worth reading--just get it from your local library. (  ) ascgrrl | Oct 19, 2009 | lacks perspective, lacks objectivity. bored me, and caused mild irritation. i appreciate the sentiment, Ehrenreich trying to combat the great American Myth, but this seems like nothing but a victim-hood story that will help people how? (  )1  JenLynnKnox | Oct 11, 2009 | Very enlightening, and exceptionally well-written for non-fiction. (  ) TheBentley | Oct 3, 2009 | Great book. Share it with a high school student who's not sure that they want to go to college- they'll be frightened. (  ) pilarflores | Sep 29, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0805063897, Paperback)The New York Times bestseller, and one of the most talked about books of the year, Nickel and Dimed has already become a classic of undercover reportage.Millions of Americans work for poverty-level wages, and one day Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that any job equals a better life. But how can anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 to $7 an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich moved from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, taking the cheapest lodgings available and accepting work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing-home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson. She soon discovered that even the "lowliest" occupations require exhausting mental and physical efforts. And one job is not enough; you need at least two if you intend to live indoors.Nickel and Dimed reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity -- a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate strategies for survival. Instantly acclaimed for its insight, humor, and passion, this book is changing the way America perceives its working poor. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:18 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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But her evaluation kind of saved the book: very thorough and concise, with plenty of citations and sources backing herself up. It summarized her whole experience and vindicated her til-then unsupported opinions.. and not only that, it motivated me to action. An informational book like this one is only good if it can inspire its readers. I could've written a far more thorough book on poverty in America as I have co-existed with it since I was 16 (though not exactly joined it, since I've lived with my parents). And now, spurned on by the horror stories in Ehrenreich's book, I, too, am saying enough with minimum wage. (