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Title: Sorry to bring the average down...
Review: While I think it is very important to expose the evils of american poverty, I was not impressed with this attempt. It seemed as if Kotlowitz was wavering between a novel and a journalistic expose, and the book goes on much longer than it should. He piles on detail after detail of their horific situation until you are desensitized. There is no real reason to drag the book out for as long as he does since there is never any conclusion to the situation. Overall I just did not find this book to be enjoyable, inspirational, or particularly well written.
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