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tjrourke's review against another edition
5.0
Matt Taibbi reports about subjects like the crimes of the financial industry and its regulators, and other unaddressed failures of American law and society. My favorite part is his ability to empathize with the people he meets and portrays for us. My second favorite aspect is his occasional lapse in journalistic calm. It just saves me the time if he does the snarky reactions instead.
The Divide is about something many people either don't see, or turn a blind eye to, when deciding who to believe or when judging someone from a brief news story. The basic issue is the wide gulf between the unbelievably rich 1 per cent and the rest of us. Poor people lack the protection of laws that affluent Americans take for granted. It shouldn't be news that lawyers and judges can decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of people without even notification or due process. This is a book every voter should read and understand, and consider while deciding how to vote.
The Divide is about something many people either don't see, or turn a blind eye to, when deciding who to believe or when judging someone from a brief news story. The basic issue is the wide gulf between the unbelievably rich 1 per cent and the rest of us. Poor people lack the protection of laws that affluent Americans take for granted. It shouldn't be news that lawyers and judges can decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of people without even notification or due process. This is a book every voter should read and understand, and consider while deciding how to vote.
mittengirl27's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the criminal justice references, not so much all the banking stuff, but I went in with vibes from his “I can’t breathe”, so this might have been my fault.
warrensampson's review against another edition
5.0
One of those books you think everyone in America should read. Taibbi is a gifted writer and journalist and the stories that he tells in this book are lessons about justice in the 21st Century that leave you with an unmistakable feeling of disgust.
lucidstyle's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent synopsis and review of events that have created the great gap among people that is so argued about, and ironically continues to be divisive during political contests. This is a healthy dose of reality - what most would want to turn away from, and continue sporting their rose-colored glasses.
fkshg8465's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
5.0
The book is dense with stories of great injustice, the moral of which is that anyone who wants to get away with crime should find their best Wall Street cronies to go all in on massive systemic fraud. At most, you might get fined, but not to worry, you’ll also get nice big bailouts and bonuses from the government. But for the most vulnerable in our society, get ready to be indebted to the government for the rest of your life - after all, someone needs to be paying for those bonuses 😉
There were some technical details, but got the most part, the author tells a good story. It was easy to read and kept my attention from start to finish.
There were some technical details, but got the most part, the author tells a good story. It was easy to read and kept my attention from start to finish.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Police brutality, Sexism, Deportation, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy
jake_powell's review against another edition
5.0
Well-researched and well-organized, with poignant anecdotes that stick with you.
kaichai's review against another edition
5.0
Honestly, I really enjoyed this book even though it was intensely frustrating. The author did a good job researching events and covering the methods of the justice system.