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Little Pink House: A True Story Of Defiance And Courage (2009)

by Jeff Benedict(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0446508624 (ISBN13: 9780446508629)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Grand Central Publishing

review 1: I had really high hopes for this book because the case really hit a nerve with me. Although I enjoyed the story, I was disappointed that the book barely touched on the important constitutional issue at stake. Yes, Suzette Kelo was fighting to keep her home, but her case is about more than than that. After investing all this time reading about Susette Kelo's journey to the Supreme Court, the Justices' interpretations of the Takings Clause and Americans' property rights were entitled to more than one paragraph.
review 2: I got this book hoping it would be like The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, except about eminent domain (the law that says that the government can take your house if they need the space to build a new road or sidewalk or something like tha... moret...or a shopping center to support a pharmaceutical company that wants to be surrounded by expensive things).I actually liked this book, and I got well past page 40, but I just could not get through it. I think it would make a great documentary, and I absolutely would watch it. But reading it...eh, the due date came and I didn't mind. less

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