I have mixed feelings about this book, which is a collection of very short essays on a variety of topics, most of which relating to the economic and social inequality in America. In some of the essays, in particular the the ones relating to economic inequality, I could feel Ehrenreich's outrage a...
First off, then concept of this book doesn't even deserve one star. Secondly, I have to say that when I look around the country, I don't see very many up-beat people. I see people that are so consumed with being "realistic" that they don't believe there is anything to hope for or in. Being positi...
What a wild ride and what an amazing woman! I loved Nickel and Dimed and wanted to read Fear of Falling but never got around to it. I never knew that Ehrenreich gave up a life of science exploration and philosophy to become the activist that she is. This memoir echoes many others of mild family d...
Ehrenreich provides an antidote to everyone who believes that success is solely a result of attitude. From reading about people whose livelihoods were discarded during the Great Recession, it seems that many were demoralized by the popular perception that if only they had believed in themselves a...
DISCLAIMER: This is my rant on the “classic Marxist rant” by Barbara Ehrenreich in the form of Nickel and Dimed. REALLY. I am not saying that we should not help poor people. I am mostly just annoyed by the author. If my political ranting will bother you, please don't read this. AND if you do, you...
Part of the reason why I’m a somewhat less than trustworthy reviewer is that writers really do get extra points from me for being able to write well and for being nice people. I mean, if I have enjoyed spending time with a writer over the couple of days it has taken me to read their book, well, ...
Barbara Ehrenreich is one of my hero authors because of her books Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch. She has written a number of other books but these two address social issues that I find particularly compelling. They are also books where her writing is quite personal and succinct. On the oth...