This Land Is Their Land : Reports from a Divided Nation

I like Barbara's books, but she, an extreme liberal, does exactly what the extreme conservatives do: She tells little scary stories out of context to promote her own agenda. Is our land really such a scary and terrible place? I don't think so. What are her suggestions for making things better? She rarely proposes solutions, and, if she does, they are generally a single sentence at the end of her diatribe. Is it useful for people to read books like this? Not if it hardens us to the world and makes dialogue with others more difficult, I think.

It’s tough to recommend this book today. I couldn't finish it. The book is a collection of short stories that take sharp, often aggressive, aim at 2008 America. While there was certainly plenty to critique at the time, the book offers little in the way of practical solutions. The narratives feel loosely connected and come across more like a series of disjointed, ranting blog posts than a cohesive work deserving of a hardcover.