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Charlie LeDuff wrote an entertaining book. Did I believe all of it? No. Did he seem to insert himself unnecessarily into the narrative? You betcha. If you're going to write about a city like Detroit, it is pretty hard to be boring. In my very humble opinion, Detroit's social, racial and economic history is pretty fascinating, and I had no doubt that LeDuff could handle that part well. If you're from SE Michigan, you will recognize parts of the book where he is speaking of one place, but appears
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Mar 24, 2015
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Charlie LeDuff wrote an entertaining book. Did I believe all of it? No. Did he seem to insert himself unnecessarily into the narrative? You betcha. If you're going to write about a city like Detroit, it is pretty hard to be boring. In my very humble opinion, Detroit's social, racial and economic history is pretty fascinating, and I had no doubt that LeDuff could handle that part well. If you're from SE Michigan, you will recognize parts of the book where he is speaking of one place, but appears
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Aug 14, 2023
Lizeth Kreucher
marked it as to-read