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    Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family
    Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family
    Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family
    Audiobook13 hours

    Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family

    Written by Mitchell Jackson

    Narrated by Mitchell Jackson

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    ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
    ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF 2019
    ONE OF BUZZFEED’S BEST BOOKS OF 2019

    An electrifying, dazzlingly written reckoning and an essential addition to the national conversation about race and class, Survival Math takes its name from the calculations award-winning author Mitchell S. Jackson made to survive the Portland, Oregon of his youth.

    This dynamic book explores gangs and guns, near-death experiences, sex work, masculinity, composite fathers, the concept of “hustle,” and the destructive power of addiction—all framed within the story of Jackson, his family, and his community. Lauded for its breathtaking pace, its tender portrayals, its stark candor, and its luminous style, Survival Math reveals on every page the searching intellect and originality of its author. The primary narrative, focused on understanding the antecedents of Jackson’s family’s experience, is complemented by poems composed from historical American documents as well as survivor files, which feature photographs and riveting short narratives of several of Jackson’s male relatives. The sum of Survival Math’s parts is a highly original whole, one that reflects on the exigencies—over generations—that have shaped the lives of so many disenfranchised Americans. As essential as it is beautiful, as real as it is artful, Mitchell S. Jackson’s nonfiction debut is a singular achievement, not to be missed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateMar 5, 2019
    ISBN9781508278962
    Author

    Mitchell Jackson

    Mitchell S. Jackson’s debut novel won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. His honors include a Whiting Award and fellowships from the Cullman Center of the New York Public Library, TED, the Lannan Foundation, the Ford Foundation, PEN, NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts), and the Center for Fiction. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The Paris Review, The Guardian, and elsewhere. The author of Survival Math, he is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Chicago.

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    • 4/5
      In a more accurate rating system I would give this 3.5 stars. With the 1-5 system, it is closer to a 4 than a 3.

      I picked the physical up on Book Outlet where I only buy clearance (Less than $2), and the audio on Scribd. The book has pictures.

      The author is real. He talks about his life, the choices he made and where they led him. Also, the book gives survivor files. They are pertinent. I am saving the book and am quietly going to reread those sections.

      I would have liked a different narrator. The author who narrated this has a monotone voice, and I wished several times throughout that he used a professional narrator/performer.