Review: American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
User Review - Amber - GoodreadsOh man, was I conflicted about this book. It is intricately researched and reported, and I learned a ton about the trajectory of welfare reform, which I was too young to remember as it happened. And ... Read full review
Review: American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
User Review - Ellen Pierson - GoodreadsJason DeParle came to the Welfare beat with years of journalistic experience and a perspective that one would probably more or less expect from a New York Times reporter. The story he compiled after a ... Read full review
Review: American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
User Review - Julia - GoodreadsThe author performs a disservice to the subject with writing so dense that it verges on detail porn. Listen to This American Life #490 ("Trends with Benefits") for an experience that achieves what this book aims for. Read full review
Review: American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
User Review - Jenna Covington - GoodreadsThis book paints an excellent picture of the life of two women struggling on welfare (and it what it is really like). Read full review
Review: American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
User Review - Kiley - GoodreadsGreat look at the struggles of families working for welfare. Read full review
Review: American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
User Review - Danika - GoodreadsIf you were as confused as I was about the welfare system (past & present), then you need to read this book. Even if you did have a clue as to what was going on in the system, you should read this ... Read full review
Review: American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
User Review - Charlotte Dunham - GoodreadsThe author has written an interesting and informative book about welfare and welfare reform. The author brought the understanding of welfare reform to life by interweaving discussion of policy and ... Read full review
Review: American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
User Review - Chelsea Ursaner - GoodreadsRead it for a class which makes me hesitant to give it a 5/recommend it for recreational reading but it was really excellent and informative. Read full review
Review: American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
User Review - Chrisiant - GoodreadsGood comprehensive and accessible narrative non-fiction. Having been roughly 9 years old when the big Welfare Bill was passed in 1994, I don't have a clear sense of how it happened or the relevant ... Read full review
Review: American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
User Review - Katie - GoodreadsA complex, in depth and even-handed look at the transition from AFDC to TANF nationally and locally. DeParle balances extensively researched statistics and interviews with policy wonks and politicians ... Read full review
