A review by emilynied
What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City by Mona Hanna-Attisha

informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

After consuming a lot of media (news articles, documentaries, tv shows, studies) about the Flint water crisis, this book included a lot of the behind the scenes information and perspectives that felt lacking in those resources. It makes sense, given the author is Mona Hanna-Attisha, the doctor that published essentially the first study proving that blood lead levels increased after the government chose to switch the public water source without also supplying the correct corrosion control. I thought the accounts of specific conversations/feelings were what stuck out to me in this book, and I also appreciated Attisha's reflection both in the beginning and end of the book.