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A review by emilywv
Detroit: An American Autopsy by Charlie LeDuff
3.0
I'm fascinated by the evolution of Detroit and by its many stories. In particular, I'm inspired by the potential for urban renewal, by the city lots and old warehouses being reclaimed as farms and fish hatcheries and greenhouses.
But this book isn't about that particular Detroit story. Instead, it's about the heartbreaking tale that Detroit has been telling for much longer: the dark, gritty woundedness of poverty and crime and corruption. And it's told in the (sometimes annoyingly) macho, yet utterly invested, voice of one of its own, Detroit reporter, Charlie LeDuff. Alternately sad and enraging, but riveting the whole way through.
But this book isn't about that particular Detroit story. Instead, it's about the heartbreaking tale that Detroit has been telling for much longer: the dark, gritty woundedness of poverty and crime and corruption. And it's told in the (sometimes annoyingly) macho, yet utterly invested, voice of one of its own, Detroit reporter, Charlie LeDuff. Alternately sad and enraging, but riveting the whole way through.