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iloveoatmeal43's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Kinda dense, worth a reread to get more out of it
brittbrittcarter's review against another edition
4.0
Honestly, just read like a textbook which is my least favorite type of nonfiction. If you like this book/subject color of law and soul city is good also!
hecman111's review against another edition
4.0
Predatory inclusion — what an ingenious term. While another book was more publicly celebrated for its study of housing discrimination, Dr. Taylor’s exploration goes so much deeper and demonstrates a clearer understanding of both the overt and covert ways in which the government undermined itself and Black Americans in pursuit of stable housing and wealth accumulation. I was also intrigued to learn more about Romney (the elder) and his efforts to address home ownerships rates. The writing is very academic, but well worth the effort.
olicooper's review
3.0
Many examples highlighting injustices in the housing markets and government programs that were supposed to work towards solutions, this book runs through a lot of good information that was very insightful. Pretty heavy and dense material --and I have a working background in these issues.
maddy_eich's review
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.5
This was my bookclub book this month, which is why I love book club, cause I never would have picked it up otherwise. It’s a pretty narrowly focused history of housing discrimination and policy in the Johnson and Nixon administrations, so it was very dense. That said, I learned a lot, and I retained it more than I think I would have in a more comprehensive history of the subject. I really liked Taylor’s framing of “predatory inclusion” as well. Probably would have earned the other half star if I hadn’t read the audiobook.
rachelisprobablyreading's review
slow-paced
4.0
Taylor breaks down the insidious details of the racism that shaped (and continues to shape) US housing policy.
Grounded in research, this is not a fast read. There are plenty of facts, figures, and laws, but I really appreciated Taylor’s inclusion of individual stories to balance these out. This was an incredibly educational and important read.
Grounded in research, this is not a fast read. There are plenty of facts, figures, and laws, but I really appreciated Taylor’s inclusion of individual stories to balance these out. This was an incredibly educational and important read.