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hscoop_'s review
informative
slow-paced
3.0
I don’t believe this book has introduced any ideas, concepts, or realities that someone who belongs to Generation Rent (eg. me) doesn’t already know. However, Yates recalling her life journey alongside the larger picture of national (and international) failings is really effective.
One thing she did overlook is what does it actually mean to live somewhere. I guess she touches on it a bit, with gentrification, the temporality of tenancy agreements, and second home ownership, but not what it means spiritually.
One thing she did overlook is what does it actually mean to live somewhere. I guess she touches on it a bit, with gentrification, the temporality of tenancy agreements, and second home ownership, but not what it means spiritually.
charl's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
so so so so good
ecolh's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This was incredibly insightful book into a world that so many live in, but isn't spoken about. Yates writes about her experiences with nostalgia, humour and so much compassion that it does leave you hopeful that things can change.
shibbypills's review
This book is absolutely spectacular and there was so much nodding as i read through it. So much resonated with me I think I was crying inside the whole goddamn time.
girlglitch's review
5.0
All The Houses I've Ever Lived In is a memoir structured around the places that Yates has called home. Through her personal experience, Yates shows how the UK housing system fails us collectively.
I recently read (and thoroughly enjoyed) Vicky Spratt's Tenants, and while this covers some of the same ground, Yates takes a slightly different approach. As well as exploring the basic right to housing (and how that is all to often under threat), she looks at how different aspects - such as furnishings, privacy, access to green space - impact on our physical and socio-cultural wellbeing. It's smart and nuanced journalism, but never overly-intellectual - Yates' personality shines through the prose.
Well-structured, emotive and thought-provoking, All The Houses I've Ever Lived In is an important read.
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*
I recently read (and thoroughly enjoyed) Vicky Spratt's Tenants, and while this covers some of the same ground, Yates takes a slightly different approach. As well as exploring the basic right to housing (and how that is all to often under threat), she looks at how different aspects - such as furnishings, privacy, access to green space - impact on our physical and socio-cultural wellbeing. It's smart and nuanced journalism, but never overly-intellectual - Yates' personality shines through the prose.
Well-structured, emotive and thought-provoking, All The Houses I've Ever Lived In is an important read.
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*