Evicted
Evicted by Matthew Desmondby Matthew Desmond
Shares rank 129 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Readers say it helped them understand eviction and poverty much better, and they recommend it for that clearer picture of how these problems play out.
Readers say it helped them understand eviction and poverty much better, and they recommend it for that clearer picture of how these problems play out.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Builds clearer understanding of eviction and poverty
“The books "Evicted" helped me understand all of this much better.”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings. Here's what happened” “Then I read the book Evicted and I understood.”
Comment from 14 Nov 2025 in “Being poor vs. being broke” “If you read the book Evicted you'll see this.”
Comment from 1 Mar 2026 in “This System Can Go Fuck Itself and Burn in Hell” Makes the subject easier to grasp
“The books "Evicted" helped me understand all of this much better.”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings. Here's what happened” “Then I read the book Evicted and I understood.”
Comment from 14 Nov 2025 in “Being poor vs. being broke”
Other nonfiction books people recommend
The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cuckoo's Eggby Cliff Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Evictedby Matthew DesmondThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“If you read the book Evicted you'll see this.”
“The books "Evicted" helped me understand all of this much better.”
“Then I read the book Evicted and I understood.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.