There are no discussion topics on this book yet. It’s a departure from my usual fantasy selections, but sometimes a mystery is just what the doctor ordered. There. At first, things look promising for the upbeat and generous Kevin, but a good job ends when the company he works for goes belly up. Most modern police thrillers are simpleminded manipulations of chases, violence, pop psychology, and characters painted in broad stereotypes. I feel like she was able to show her passion for the content. But Kristof and WuDunn feel they must cite an academic expert for this insight (“Harvard’s David Ellwood”), and by its final chapter, “Tightrope” turns into a laundry list of standard liberal policy recommendations. For the affluent, Kristof and WuDunn observe, “life’s journey . It gave me a lot to think about with regards to poverty, drugs, obesity, etc in America. Some make it across, but for so many, one stumble and that’s it.” Poor and working-class Americans start out with countless disadvantages, and the social safety net that ought to help them recover from missteps has been systematically slashed by 50 years of mean-spirited social policy — even as corporations and the wealthy have enjoyed steadily growing government subsidies and a steadily more permissive regulatory environment. . I think part of it is that the authors will start to touch on something but don’t explore it in a way that feels like a comprehensive discussion has been completed. “For ten generations, [Dee’s] forebears had struggled to scratch from the earth enough to eat, and now finally in her generation there was dizzying progress.” Her children, she imagined, would inherit “a cornucopia. The problem is two fold- One is that the book tries too hard to appear moderate or else slightly liberal which means much of the discussion about capitalism and classism is shallow at best. More children die each year in the United States from abuse and neglect than from cancer. This was a huge disappointment. I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I picked up Tightrope by Amanda Quick to fulfill the book by an author with your same first name prompt of our 2020 reading challenge. From a broken education, prison, health system and more; the authors explain how the system used to be, how it is now, and what can be done to fix it to bring the United St. Two is that much of the word choice is so poor it often simply comes off as offensive or else thoughtless and unpolished. Tightrope’s greatest strength is its exaltation of the common person’s voice, bearing expert witness to troubles that selfish power has wrought.” —Sarah Smarsh, The New York Times Book Review “[Tightrope] may well be the timeliest and most engrossing work of nonfiction this year.”—Newsweek “Shocking. I’m a writer in the margins but I don’t think I have EVER written in the margins more than in this book—arguments, agreements, questions. This information about Tightrope shown above was first featured in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly "Publishing This Week" newsletter. The writing feels superficial. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published the authors connect long and short stories + concepts seamlessly and i ended up highlighting so many different lines of elegant analysis. You’ll also find a litany of possible solutions to the problems they expose. Before I forget, I have a bit of a syllabus going in regard to the good old US of As woes: Nicholas Donabet Kristof is an American journalist, author, op-ed columnist, and a winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. This book is incredibly well researched. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. I wanted in-depth look at each of these people, but instead we just get a paragraph or two, followed by an info dump of facts and are then told what to think, which isn't my preferred style for this type of subject. . “And will you succeed?” Seuss asks the protagonist in “Oh, the Places You’ll Go.” But for the well-heeled, it’s a largely rhetorical question: Nice odds, if you can get them, but the Kevins of the world generally can’t. “As a society, we denounce "delinquents," "hoodlums" and "hooligans," but the truth is that we routinely fail troubled kids before they fail us. I had so much hope for this book but it came off as pandering to centrists with no regard for political accuracy or deep investigation. Gillian Cross, Author Holiday House $16.95 (208p) ISBN 978-0-8234-1512-0 In contrast, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” a perennially popular graduation gift, features a chipper, self-actualized little white fellow who is definitely on the path to greatness: Perhaps, then, the Seussian epigraph is ironic: While the men and women whose stories are told by Kristof and WuDunn also start off with brains in their heads, they mostly find themselves, unlike Seuss’s unnamed hero, steering straight into brick walls and catastrophic collisions. And never mix up your right foot with your left. i must say at times, reading this book felt slightly voyeuristic, like fulfilling a. ok so first of all i have to say this book contains exceptional reporting. To see what your friends thought of this book. The authors set a scene in 1973 at the Knapp household in Yamhill, a rural… And yet, Kristof and WuDunn note, in 1973, Dee Knapp still had reason to feel hopeful about her family’s future, despite the flying bullets. The book’s first chapter begins in a town with a fittingly Seussian name: Yamhill, Ore., Kristof’s childhood home. When I saw this book on BOTM, I prepared to bore myself with a "textbook like" analysis of the state of America today. But it is a vivid and personable tale of the current state of affairs. ‘Tightrope’ review: A wrenching view of US domestic policy failure - CSMonitor.com ‘Tightrope’ argues for greater compassion and social responsibility Nicholas … It is very depressing but at the same time the authors make sure to highlight social programs that people have started to combat issues of addiction, homelessness, and college education. “Tightrope” is extensively researched, with 20 pages of source notes at the conclusion of the 20 chapters that form the main narrative. It’s 1973, and Dee Knapp has to flee her own house when her abusive husband, Gary, points his rifle at her. Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn was the most sobering and depressing account of where this country is today and why. Walking a Tightrope suffers from repetition and confusion, switching between first-person narration by Wu and Cox-Fill, sometimes several times on one page. When Ashley begins to get threatening letters and phone calls from a mysterious stalker, she goes to a local fixer for help, only to find that she’s only a pawn in his own machinations. Much of the information in this book is devastatingly sad, nobody wants to hear that the country they love is not as great as you want to believe. Unemployed, depressed and angry, he starts drinking. It’s difficult to tackle the heart wrenching topics introduced in this book and I applaud the authors for shedding insight on them but this was an extremely painful read for me. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. Kristof and WuDunn neglected to include the final two lines of the passage they quote: Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. DNF - Not learning anything new from this book. But there is nothing humorous about the opening vignette. I was presently surprised at how personal the author made the book to his hometown and life, by delving into specific family members and friends. Kevin gets a worse job, and when that company also goes bust, so does Kevin. The problem is that most ordinary Americans live their lives one small step away from catastrophe. Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas D. Kristof take a look at America's problems today with jobs that don't pay well, drug difficulties, the lack of a safety net, and poverty, and they start in their own backyard, looking at people they know personally. Political & 1-sided....thereby hindering honest, open dialogue as a country to find solutions for bettering America's challenges. A stable home environment seems to be a major factor, increasing the likelihood that they will graduate from high school, avoid drugs, stay employed, and keep out of trouble with the law. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0 . And so we come full circle. But unlike “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” whose plucky protagonist faces only the most temporary of setbacks, most of the characters introduced in “Tightrope” are careening toward tragedy. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Now he and his wife, former Times foreign correspondent Sheryl WuDunn, have written an unsettling book — “Tightrope, Americans Reaching for Hope.” It begins by looking back at Kristof’s … A comprehensive book covering many of the issues confronting Americans: homelessness, inequality, drug addiction, poverty, limited education and access to health care and more. I wasn't sure what this book was going to be, but having worked with society in one form or the other for over 40 years, I wanted to see if what I thought about many issues I saw were factual. This book was extremely eye-opening. Electric lights. Why do so many poor white Americans support President Trump, whose policies will probably leave them even worse off? There were countless over generalizations and was overall extremely unorganized. She and Gary had grown up poor, “without electricity or plumbing. Start by marking “Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope” as Want to Read: Error rating book. There are lots of personal stories and photos that really hammer down HOW these policies really affect many Americans. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. From the publisher: An unconventional woman and a man shrouded in mystery walk a tightrope of desire as they race against a killer to find a top secret invention in this novel from New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick. by Mandy November 7, 2020. written by Mandy November 7, 2020. You’ll also find a litany of possible solutions to the problems they expose. If you already do not think that, these arguments seemed really patronizing to the people. According to his blog, during his travels he has had "unpleasant experiences with malaria, wars, an Indonesian mob carrying heads on pikes, and an African airplane crash". Or WuDunn, the daughter of poor Chinese immigrants who likewise soared to Harvard and the Times? It’s not a happy scene: Dee hides outside as Gary fires drunkenly into the night, and she prays he won’t take his rage out on any of their five young children. Why couldn’t the Knapp children climb the mountains so breezily summitted in “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” — or, for that matter, by Kristof himself, who catapulted from Yamhill to Harvard and thence to a prizewinning career at the New York Times? For every child who dies, thousands are injured, raped or brutally abused. With stark poignancy and political dispassion, Tightrope draws us deep into an "other America." And why do so many working-class Americans, both black and white, remain so ready to believe that their problems stem mainly from failures of personal responsibility?”, Undaunted by these unresolved questions, Kristof and WuDunn offer readers an upbeat appendix: “Ten Steps You Can Take in the Next Ten Minutes to Make a Difference.” (“Try supporting education for at-risk kids,” or “Consider volunteering at a homeless shelter.”) Readers are also urged to harness their book clubs to “tackle one issue,” because, Kristof and WuDunn note brightly, “it’s always more fun to tackle problems together.”. despite an optimistic subtitle, most of the book’s narratives have a grim arc, which makes it a somewhat demoralizing but compelling read about an america i always knew existed but doubt i’ll ever meet. Children who grow up in chaotic homes with drug and alcohol abuse, violence, and single parents who have trouble keeping jobs have vastly increased chances of ending up on a downward spiral of poverty, drugs, unemployment, and prison. The authors tell this story, in part, through the lives of some of the children with whom Kristof grew up, in rural Yamhill, Oregon, an area that prospered for much of the twentieth century but has been devastated in the last few decades as blue-collar jobs disappeared. the authors connect long and short stories + concepts seamlessly and i ended up highlighting so many different lines of elegant analysis. Tightrope could be the playbook for an activist Secretary of Health and Human Services in a progressive future administration. The problem, Kristof and WuDunn emphasize, is not that Kevin — or the Knapp children, or any of the others whose large and small tragedies are recounted in “Tightrope” — is abnormally weak-willed or irresponsible. There were many points throughout that I felt I was reading a middle schooler’s research paper filled with irrelevant quotes and random studies that did not support the argument the writers were trying to make. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Rosa Brooks is a law professor at Georgetown and the author of “Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City.”, A professional critic’s assessment of a service, product, performance, or artistic or literary work, For working-class Americans, disaster is only a misstep away. This book is written by 2 authors who are wanting the US government to coddle and hand out hope to those less fortunate. Journalistic power couple Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn begin their latest book, “Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope,” with an epigraph from Dr. Seuss: This bit of wisdom comes from “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” and it seems a puzzling choice for a book that explores the “unraveling,” as the authors put it, of the white working class. Next Big Idea Club - Winter 2020 Finalists, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare, The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Interview with Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The book in one sentence says that America’s problems have inspired/ brought about support of “extreme” sides like Trump and Bernie Sanders. The intended audience for “Tightrope” isn’t clear. They believe that condoms will promote promiscuity, when condoms no more cause sex than umbrellas cause rain. From a broken education, prison, health system and more; the authors explain how the system used to be, how it is now, and what can be done to fix it to bring the United States back up to speed with the rest of the industrialized first world countries. Additionally, they sometimes cite facts that seem vague and don’t bring real substance to their arguments. . By 2019, all but one of Dee Knapp’s children would be dead: Farlan, “a talented wood-carver and furniture maker,” died of “liver failure from drink and drugs.” Zealan “burned to death in a house fire while passed out drunk. . Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn has an overall rating of Positive based on 8 book reviews. We’d love your help. Kristof and WuDunn know there are no easy solutions here, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take action, whether by pushing for better policies, or changing our own attitudes. The solutions sections was also not great in my opinion--they just put out a list of ideas and none of them included real structural changes. I am a long-time reader of Nicholas Kristof's articles in the New York Times and I have read Half the Sky by Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn. But I have no doubt that education is what is going to separate those that will succeed from those who will not... but I am heartbroken that our country is 61st in high school graduation in the world. Kristof and WuDunn’s book, Tightrope – Americans Reaching for Hope, spent some weeks on bestseller lists.Kristof is a well known reporter and writer for the NYTimes. He has lived on four continents, reported on six, and traveled to 150 countries and all 50 states. I think we can make a whole library now of books about "forgotten Americans" in the "heartland." This book landed itself in my DNF pile at page 81 at halfway down the page. It's insightful, depressing, yet still ultimately hopeful. Medicare.”. Book Review: Tightrope by Amanda Quick. The author touches upon many societal issues that are plaguing modern day America, including but not exclusive to 1) the lack of family planning that contributes to unplanned pregnancies that inevitably led to broken careers and child poverty, 2) the systematic way pharmaceutical companies conduce medical professionals to prescribe massive amount of pain medications that turn normal hardworking people to addicts, and 3) the expensive medical, legal, and a. But beating vividly in Tightrope's background is an enduring belief in the promise of America. Kristof and WuDunn’s book is about the death of the American Dream. Tightrope, like other books exploring poverty in America, is at its best in describing human interest stories with real empathy and compassion. “One of the reasons our anti-poverty efforts in America don’t do better is we start too late. His organs fail, and he dies in 2014. It's insightful, depressing, yet still ultimately hopeful. The book focuses on poverty and inequality and the lack of access to education, healthcare, and other resources in America that are often found free and accessible in other first world countries. I do not feel this book is about Americans reaching for hope at all. Rogena . This book is incredibly well researched. . If you already do not think that, these arguments seemed really patronizing to the people. I found this to be a quick read, with well thought out scenarios and extensive research. I think we can make a whole library now of books about "forgotten Americans" in the "heartland." How do you successfully raise children in these troubled times? despite an optimistic subtitle, most of the book’s narratives have a grim arc, which makes it a somewhat demoralizing but compelling read about an america i always knew existed but doubt i’ll ever meet. Television. . The solutions sections was also not great in my opinion--they just put. Tightrope: Amazon.co.uk: Mawer, Simon: 9781408706213: Books 15ish. Straight talk to blacks and whites about the realities of racism. Amy Steele, book reviews, book reviews by Amy Steele, historical fiction, literary fiction, Simon Mawer, Tightrope, WWII This entry was posted on December 7, 2015, 00:54 and is filed under Books . died from hepatitis linked to her own drug use. Two is that much of the word choice is so poor it often simply comes off as offens. I'd love to see an addendum for now, in the COVID era, and to see how sobering and frustrating it appears? (“There are no magic wands.” “We as citizens must . What a disappointment. This book brings some very important topics to the table (inequality, the opioid crisis, mass incarceration, education, health disparities, affordable housing), but while reading I frequently found myself a bit distracted. If you wonder what’s gone wrong in America and why our society is so deeply divided, you’ll find a lot of the answers in Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn‘s brilliant new book, Tightrope. And a great book should lead me on a journey to figure out what it wants me to learn, not just straight up tell me how I should think and feel. I want showing, not telling. . As that far more subversive Seussian figure, the Cat in the Hat, once famously observed, “It is fun to have fun, but you have to know how.” Kristof and WuDunn do not quite know how. On these points, conservatives are unlikely to be persuaded, and liberals are unlikely to require persuasion. I agree with many of their arg. This one is better than most because it is cross-racial and they actually do both stories and stats well. This book should be required reading. Then pass on this book to everyone you know!!!! Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. . Official title: Tightrope Author: Sahar Abdulaziz Book length: 350 pages Genre: Fiction Publisher: Djarabi Kitabs Publishing Year of publication: 2017 Style/Summary: Set in present day America, Tightrope is a thrilling suspense-filled tale of the triumph of good over evil. The fact that you have American generals sitting around Afghanistan one moment talking about air strikes and the next moment talking about how to... With stark poignancy and political dispassion. The book quotes people like Woodie Guthrie and James Baldwin for flair without acknowledging their communist or anti-capitalist leanings. “For … Like the couple’s earlier bestseller, Half the Sky, the book pairs deeply entrenched social problems with imaginative experiments undertaken by nonprofits and the private sector as well as government — and in the process delivers a hopeful message about poverty in America. I agree with many of their arguments but the writing was so awful I had to skim through some parts. These same officials then thunder about the irresponsibility of girls who get pregnant, oblivious to their own irresponsibility.”, Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2020). “For those from lower on the socioeconomic spectrum,” write Kristof and WuDunn, “life resembles a tightrope walk. Tightrope’s greatest strength is its exaltation of the common person’s voice, bearing expert witness to troubles that selfish power has wrought.” —Sarah Smarsh, The New York Times Book Review “[Tightrope] may well be the timeliest and most engrossing work of nonfiction this year.” —Newsweek “Shocking. There is also some awkward wording throughout. Additionally, they sometimes cite facts that seem vague and don’t bring real substance to their arguments. Education. It’s difficult to tackle the heart wrenching topics introduced in this book and I applaud the authors for shedding insight on them but this was an extremely painful read for me. Kristof, who himself grew up in rural America, describes the lives of his schoolmates and neighbors in a way only someone from such a background could possibly express. Buy Tightrope by Mawer, Simon from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. . This book should be required reading. ok so first of all i have to say this book contains exceptional reporting. It centers around the town of Yamhill OR and the people that Kristof grew up among. This hits the nail absolutely on the head. January 14th 2020 This book brings some very important topics to the table (inequality, the opioid crisis, mass incarceration, education, health disparities, affordable housing), but while reading I frequently found myself a bit distracted. This was a huge disappointment. The book has many other word choice issues beyond these and even, at times, placed commas haphazardly. overall, tldr i recommend! Welcome back. Pulitzer Prize winning couple write a gut wrenching account of how America has ultimately failed it's people in the last half century through the lens of author Nicholas D. Kristof's hometown, Yamhill and a few other US locations. But I have no doubt that education is what is going to separate those that will succeed from those who will not... but I am heartbroken that our country is 61st. He has written an op-ed column for The New York Times since November 2001 and is widely known for bringing to light human rights abuses in Asia and Africa, such as human trafficking and the Darfur conflict. Nicholas Kristoff went back to the farming community of Yamhill, Oregon to follow up with all of the children on the Route Number 6 School Bus that he had grown up with. "Tightrope" contains all four of those ingredients, to be sure, but it also contains so much more that it's a throwback to the great cop movies of the 1940s -- when the hero wrestled with his conscience as much as with the killer. These errors built up and annoyed the hell out of me- if you’re well read on political theory it may bother you too. “Tightrope” also slides over some of the toughest issues it raises: Do the problems faced by the white working class and by working-class people of color have the same causes and solutions? earning a solid income even if he spent much of it in the bars in Yamhill,” and Dee found steady work, too. Nicholas Donabet Kristof is an American journalist, author, op-ed columnist, and a winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. A few weeks ago while waiting for a talk at a local library, I picked up Tightrope from the new books shelf and started reading. As for word choice- this book uses offensive and outdated terms like “g*psy” and “obese” despite modern Romani activists and fat lib activists making it clear since 10 years back that those terms are associated with discrimination. This one is better than most because it is cross-racial and they actually do both stories and stats well. 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