TakingTime reviewed Without a Net : Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America on + 1072 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
a young mother's dreadful plight...her memoir of the peroid of her life when she lived in her car and fed her children ramon noodles on a daily basis. Her fears and decent into this hell and her heroic trip back. Her strength and determination is admirable. She rose above her problems, fighting her way out, doing it with honor and hard work, never expecting a hand out from others.
Renee B. (renb) reviewed Without a Net : Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America on + 20 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
It reminds me in some ways of Nickel and Dimed.. except she was not doing it for research purposes.. she was in the situation for real. I think things like this happen more often than we know.. because we are afraid of what other people will think... or don't really know what to do. It was a very quick read.
Donna R. (indigoice) reviewed Without a Net : Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
An A W E S O M E read! Makes one think of what can happen when least expected. There are many families like her, moreso, single mothers with children that this is happening to all over America and it is heart-breaking. I won't spoil the ending but, several cheers from me!
Carol S. (busyreader) reviewed Without a Net : Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America on + 115 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This is a touching story. Although I did not agree with many of Michelle's decisions, especially regarding her children, I could sympathize with her, and could admire her courage. I'd recommend this book.
MaryJane O. reviewed Without a Net : Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America on + 30 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This was a book that really left me thinking.That life can change due to circumstancesWe're out of our comfort but we can be stronger than we've ever been.
Christina B. (christinaholly) reviewed Without a Net : Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America on + 27 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Honestly, I had a hard time feeling sympathy for Michelle. She claims in the title that she was "without a net", but I believe that she had plenty of support systems that she could have utilized before letting her pride allow her to become homeless. She both begins and ends the story as a middle-class housewife, and it seems as though her homeless experience was more of a "who knew? It could happen to anyone!" experience rather than an educational one.
Amee B. reviewed Without a Net : Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America on + 10 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is really an eye-opener! It makes you think about your misconceptions of the homeless and how easy it is, especially in today's economy, for more people to be finding themselves in situations like Michelle's through no fault of their own. The author's ability to have a sense of humor about everything that was happening to her and her dedication toward making life better for herself and her children was also inspirational and made the book very enjoyable.
Meghan C. (Fleagus) reviewed Without a Net : Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America on + 68 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Loved it! Frank and fascinating memoir of a middle class single mother w/ 3 little kids living in her car. I could not put it down!
Judy B. reviewed Without a Net : Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A good xample of what a person can do when necessary to overcome difficult circumstances.
Mary O. (officergrammy) reviewed Without a Net : Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
As an abused child, a single parent, a former domestic violence advocate, and as someone with a sociology background, this really hit home. It shredded my heart and then healed it. How close I have been and still may be. This story of a ferocious mother's love and her courage to forge a new life in an inferno of uncertainty is astounding. I get weepy thinking about what a wonderful legacy of perseverance and hope and trust in life these children have had...what resilience they will have. I wish I could buy 1000 copies of the book and give then to shelters of all kinds. THANK YOU Michelle Kennedy.
Rita K. (bklyn) -
An amazing story, and one that is unfortunately more common than I realized. Ms. Kennedy and her children were able to survive their period of homelessness due to her ingenuity, her hard work, her determination to keep her little family clean and fed and sheltered, her cheerful attitude, and her love for her children. I'm glad that she also had the courage and ability to write honestly about her experience.
Sharon D. (booklit) reviewed Without a Net : Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America on + 473 more book reviews
I had a hard time putting this book down Really good read!
Sharon C. (sierrastar) -
I loved this book. It tells the story of a young mom with children survive when her husband leaves them without a place to live, no money, food or clothes. I could not put this book down and read it from cover to cover. If you like true non-fiction you will enjoy this book.
