Shame on those of who think that the book is good or poignant. Ehrenreich's book is neither insightful, nor well written. As with much that is praised by public radio, this book is disappointing.If middle and upper class Americans haven't figured out that a blue collar existence isn't idyllic, then it reveals their blind callousness.On the other hand, this type of book makes the poor seem like some exotic zoo animal or nature study that can be viewed as armchair entertainment. Obviously the working poor know their own condition and don't need it told to them in a book by Ehrenreich.