Nomadland

I really appreciated Bruder's research and the thoughtful, compelling way she's presented it here–it's a stark look at how little safety net there is for older Americans, but she also captures some of the joy and camaraderie that some of the nomads manage to eke out in spite of the difficulties they face. I read this just before watching the movie and the movie clearly focuses more on the latter aspect, which I can understand, but I was glad to have the additional context from the book in mind as I watched it. (I still liked the movie although I know that's controversial!) I also think it's interesting that so much has been made of the movie showing the Amazon CamperForce program–which is a big part of the book and which like, yeah, does totally suck for workers. But all of these jobs suck–the beet industry and state parks are also taking advantage of these seasonal workers. We need universal healthcare and a better safety net for workers period!!! But also yeah definitely fuck Amazon (which I know owns GoodReads...help...)