Hand to Mouth

We in America have certain ideas of what it means to be poor Linda Tirado, in her signature brutally honest yet personable voice, takes all of these preconceived notions and smashes them to bits She articulates not only what it is to be working poor in America yes, you can be poor and live in a house and have a job, even two , but what poverty is truly like on all levels Frankly and boldly, Tirado discusses openly how she went from lower middle class, to sometimes middle class, to poor and everything in between, and in doing so reveals why poor people don t always behave the way middle class America thinks they should. Best Download Hand to Mouth author Linda Tirado For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr It amazes me how much I have in common with Linda Tirdao I, like Tirado, had a caring family and a relatively privileged upbringing I, like Tirado, spent my 20s taking low paying jobs and making shitty financial choices while living an ideal existence in Europe And as with Tirado, shit got real when I had a child But there, alas, our paths diverge I returned to the USA and turned my writing into a side business while I went to graduate school When shit hit the fan during my second year of It amazes me how much I have in common with Linda Tirdao I, like Tirado, had a caring family and a relatively privileged upbringing I, like Tirado, spen...This book just ticked me off The thesis statement seems to be Why bother trying As someone who has a background not dissimilar from the author s, I m mad that she feels she is explaining my life to rich people By her own admission, she has a diagnosed anger management problem for which she has refused treatment She wants a doctor who she can call when she feels like it, won t demand to see her in person and will write prescriptions on demand She claims rich people have that option Spoi This book just ticked me off The thesis statement seems to be Why bother trying As someone who has a background not dissimilar from the author s, I m mad that she feels she is explaining my life to rich people By her own admission, she has a diagnosed anger management problem for which she has refused treatment She wants a doctor who she can call when she feels like it, won t demand to see her in person and will write prescriptions on demand She claims rich people have that option Spoiler alert no doctor worth their salt just hands out prescriptions without a treatment plan She complains that she went without prenatal care, but then admits that she decided not to go because they told her she didn t need a sonogram until her t...I was prepared to be humbled by the harsh reality of this woman s life but instead I felt judged by her and her shitty attitude towards anyone who isn t living paycheck to paycheck As if anyone not barely scraping by is a selfish, self absorbed asshole who has no idea what stress is Tirado can write, I ll give her that She s an excellent and very funny writer But she wrote the book to counter stereotypes about poverty and in combatting judgement, she judges harshly everyone who is not like h I was prepared to be humbled by the harsh reality of this woman s life but instead I felt judged by her and her shitty attitude towards anyone who isn t living paycheck to pa...While critics have attacked Tirado s work, the importance of the piece doesn t lie completely in the absolute truth of the claims made about her personal situation but on the accurate portrait she paints of American poverty as a whole Raising important questions surrounding the distribution of wealth in American and the validity of the American Dream , she drives home the struggles that so many of our population deal with on a daily basis throughout their lives.Unfortunately, it seems unlikely While critics have attacked Tirado s work, the importance of the piece doesn t lie completely in the absolute truth of the claims made about her personal situation but on the accurate portrait she paints of American poverty as a whole Raising important questions surrounding the distribution of wealth in American and the validity of the American Dream ,...Before I review this book a brief account of my bona fides are in order I am a child of privilege and I have really always lived in privilege There have been times when money was tight but that was because of mismanagement of resources, not because the resources weren t there I worked as a volunteer with battered women in the mid 80s, professionally at a food bank in the mid 90s and thenrecently again as a volunteer for residential program for homeless men and for a feeding program fo Before I review this book a brief account of my bona fides are in order I am a child of privilege and I have really always lived in privilege There have been times when money was tight but that was because of mismanagement of resources, not because the resources weren t there I worked as a volunteer with battered women in the mid 80s, professionally at a food bank in the mid 90s and thenrecently again as a volunteer for residential program for homeless men and for a feeding program for seniors I have a...Imagine the angry comedian Lewis Black or if you remember him, Sam Kinison telling you, at length, what s the matter with this country that he s stuck in low wage work and has little hope of ever improving his situation That s Linda Tirado angry, funny, erudite, working poor.Ever heard someone ask why poor people eat so much junk food or why they don t take better care of themselves or why they make such bad life decisions Tirado has answers and she doesn t hold back She stays angry beca Imagine the angry comedian Lewis Black or if you remember him, Sam Kinison telling you, at length, what s the matter with this country that he s stuck in low wage work and has little hope of ever improving his situation That s Linda Tirado angry, funny, erudite, working poor.Eve...I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway and the cover stated, Uncorrected Proof For Limited Distribution I rated this book one star, but it did not deserve even that The class envy and irrational fury was palpable from page 1 Though the author stated a couple of times that she was speaking for herself, on nearly every page she was definitely attempting to give the impression that her bad temper her description and nasty attitude were nearly universal among poor people I was bor I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway and the cover stated, Uncorrected Proof For Limited Distribution I rated this book one star, but it did not deserve even that The class envy and irrational fury was palpable from page 1 Though the author stated a couple of times that she was speaking for herself, on nearly every page she was definitely attempting to give the impression that her bad temper her description and nasty attitude were nearly universal among poor people I was born into a poor family in the southern coalfields of West Virginia The only folks I knew for many, many years were poor My husband was from an even poorer family in north...This is a tough book to review I almost feel like any opinion I express will make someone mad Since I have mixed opinions I might be able to tick off nearly everyone First of all, this was a courageous book It takes a lot of nerve to write a book like this It is also an angry book, and a very defensive one This author is poor, very ticked off about it, engages in a lot of self destructive behavior, spends a lot of time justifying that, and telling rich people what they ought to do H This is a tough book to review I almost feel like any opinion I express will make someone mad Since I have mixed opinions I might be able to tick off nearly everyone First of all, this was a courageous book It takes a lot of nerve to write a book like this It is also an angry book, and a very defensive one This author is poor, very ticked off about it, engages in a lot of self d...I wasn t going to review this book, looking over other reviews and gleaning a bit from social media, it feels vaguely counterproductive But I m still writing, so let s give it a shot and I ll explain why the reticence Basically, Linda Tirado finds herself propelled onto bookshelves everywhere when a random post she wrote about living an impoverished life goes viral, and wrote a book that s essentially that same post...I am adding this update 6.16.15 regarding poor in America If you have a urge to learnabout the struggles of the poor, I recommend this book It offers an amazing, readable overview of America s welfare system while following several current day case studies in various parts of the country There is too much of a backstory that seems to be left out for a full understanding of Linda Tirado s POV I still don t understand how someone who has no ti I am adding this update 6.16.15 regarding poor in America If you have a urge to learnabout the struggles of the poor, I recommend this book It offers an amazing, readable overview of America s welfare system while following several current day case studies in various parts of the country There is too much of a backstory that seems to be left out for a full understanding of Linda Tirado s POV I still don t understand how someone who has no time or money was able to hang out at Gawker and keep a blog and twitter account called KillerMartinis It just does not sound like the working poor Internet is a luxury item I am glad that the Go Fund me account helped her to raise over 60,000 dollars after the essay, esp if it helps her help her family There is no denying that Ms Tirado has experienced the hell of our system, but she also explains in the intro that she had a choice Ms Tirado was able to attend college, but chose to leave it and her ...

• English
• 19 October 2018
Linda Tirado
• Hardcover
• 195 pages
• 0399171983
• Linda Tirado
• Hand to Mouth