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Title: A Good Read, but Not Enough
Review: While I found the subject matter and the attempt at the "investigative experiment" quite interesting, I was disappointed that there was not enough of an effort to actually get into the lives of her coworkers. I would have preferred less statistical quotations about the working poor, and more of a personal account by more in-depth interviews and exploration of personal histories and life experiences. While an account of the author's attempts to provide a living for herself on her limited income was thought-provoking, it lacked the sense of realism that the description of her coworkers and other acquaintances along the way could have provided. I am not sorry that I read the book; I am just sorry that I didn't wait for the paperback version.
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