Monday, June 22, 2015

Detroit: An American Autopsy


This title caters to my fascination with atrophy and destruction (e.g. History Channel's series Life After People).

  • The narrator of the audiobook most likely usually narrates noir novel.
  • This book is not a thorough exploration of Detroit.  Instead it is the Detroit as experienced by a native journalist.
  • Like with any person, LeDuff's life is composed of complex relationships.
  • One of the more interesting story lines is how LeDuff's ancestors left their African American ancestry in the south and lived as whites in Detroit.
  • This book is not a light read.  It is depressing.  There is violence, crime, corruption, and desperation.  It is about Detroit.

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