Jeanne McDonald's Reviews > How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York

While revolutionary for its day, I was enamored by the stories and history presented in this novel. However, what struck me most is how one-sided it all felt. It was obvious that Riis wasn't in this for the love of his work. He found a novel idea that would make him money and solidify a name for himself and he took it. Do I think this is a bad thing? Absolutely not! It's an author's dream to find that one story that places them in the spotlight, but I do feel that it would've been nice that since we were looking at how the other lived, we got an account from them as well.