Completed: January 24, 2026
Recommendation: Recommended
Media: Audio
Recommended By: My brother-in-law via my nephew
Review:
There is a belief that everyone is connected to everyone else in some way. This book draws out connections, many unlikely but all based on struggle of one form or another. I don't think that I am giving anything away by saying that the fine balance in the title has many possible references (not the least of which is pictured on the cover--two young children tied to the top of a pole being balanced on the thumb of a performer). I think also that it refers to the immeasurably small room for error for those close to the poverty line. The thin room between abject poverty and just poverty is often measured by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This book explores the resilience of those who survive, the resilience of those who do not, and the striking role that luck plays in the entire process. The disheartening view of those who must witness others under duress and how they react to the problems and people they see is also explored. I will say that the stories are presented with compassion and seem to strive for understanding.
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