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Poverty Safari
- Narrated by: Darren McGarvey
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
Brutally honest and fearless, Poverty Safari is an unforgettable insight into modern Britain, and will change how you think about poverty.
The Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller
Winner of the Orwell Prize.
Named the most 'Rebellious Read of the 21st Century' in a Scottish Book Trust poll
Darren McGarvey, award-winning author and presenter of BBC series The State We're In has experienced poverty and its devastating effects first-hand. He knows why people from deprived communities all around Britain feel angry . . .
So he invites you to come on a safari of sorts. But not the kind where the wildlife is surveyed from a safe distance. This book takes you inside the experience of poverty to show how the pressures really feel and how hard their legacy is to overcome.
Arguing that both the political left and right misunderstand poverty as it is actually lived, McGarvey sets out what everybody – including himself – could do to change things.
'Another cry of anger from a working class that feels the pain of a rotten, failing system. Its value lies in the strength it will add to the movement for change.' - Ken Loach, director of Kes
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- Dieter
- 05-11-18
Emotional
At points felt the author suffered from verbal diarea, but the story is brilliant and you need to listen to the entire book to understand the context. You can feel his anger and frustration of the plight of the poor and how he is trying to address the issue.
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- susiehawkes
- 24-01-19
Insightful, uncomfortable but necessary
Part polemic, part autobiographical a challenge to those of us who consider ourselves ‘good’. An unapologetic analysis of working class lives, experiences and communities. An important read and insight for anyone who works in the ‘poverty’ industry and a timely challenge to the Labour movement and it’s understanding of the working class. At time Darren holds up an uncomfortable, but necessary mirror.
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- riversgallery
- 23-12-19
Dawning Realisation
The middle class needs to listen to McGarvey to realise how little they understand about politics.
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- Julia_M
- 05-07-21
Outstanding
I have listened to this book twice in the past week, the only book I've ever re-read/listened to! Coming from a background of relative poverty I can associate with a lot of the content. Darren narrated it perfectly giving me a fire in my belly at points. I would recommend this book to anyone regardless of where they came from and where they find themselves now!
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- G. Morgan
- 05-01-20
Definitely worth your time.
A clear understanding of the issues, some needed criticism of the left as a movement but also a path forward which is often missing from good analysis of what is wrong.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-04-20
Must read for all
I loved this book. A stark, honest truth, that challenged me and reassured me that I am on the right path, with a couple of tweaks. Everyone who wants to make a difference in the world should read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-12-20
Good listen
Once he relaxed into the narration I began to really enjoy this book. An amazingly honest and brutal insight into poverty. I found myself pondering over the points he raised long after I stopped. Sometimes it can seem a bit jumpy but very good overall
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- Christopher Small
- 11-02-22
Hard Hitting
Thought provoking and totally heartbreaking. Kids growing up in poverty like Darren did is a mark that we are a long way off being a civilised nation.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-05-21
Inspiring and Unsettling
I loved this book. Sad and funny. I've been looking for this book for a long time. An honest and entertaining examination of how we come to form our world view, of how we come to believe what we do. It's a vivid description of the experience of poverty and how it has influenced one man's journey of self dicovery. I am a middle class man, and it spoke to me in plain language about how I have come to my understanding of 'how things are'. It's not an angry rant, but an invitation to think about our human condition.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants an insight into poverty, and into themselves as well. Excellent.
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- "finn_weddle_the_waddler"
- 14-02-21
Thought provoking, original, brilliant delivery
Brilliant narration - no surprises there! Fascinating and original perspective, well worth my time. Lots of juicy quotes to go on my wall to ponder over for a long time.
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