Detroit

An American Autopsy

De: Charlie LeDuff

Narrado por: Eric Martin

In the heart of America, a metropolis is quietly destroying itself. Detroit, once the richest city in the nation, is now its poorest. Once the vanguard of America’s machine age - mass production, automobiles, and blue-collar jobs - Detroit is now America’s capital for unemployment, illiteracy, foreclosure, and dropouts.

With the steel-eyed reportage that has become his trademark and the righteous indignation that only a native son can possess, journalist Charlie LeDuff sets out to uncover what has brought low this once-vibrant city, his city. In doing so, he uncovers the deeply human drama of a city filled with some of the strongest and strangest people our country has to offer.

©2013 Charlie LeDuff (P)2013 HighBridge Company

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Full of both literary grace and hard-won world-weariness...Iggy Pop meets Jim Carroll and Charles Bukowski." ( Kirkus)

Gritty and authentic, just like Detroit

Any additional comments?

LeDuff's narrative of the Motor City squalor is gritty and authentic. The city IS a mess and he pulls no punches. He weaves the city's story with his family's history and demons artfully, albeit with blue collar language and coarseness that makes the book unsuitable for younger readers.

Spectacular

Charlie LeDuff is an incredible talent....arguably the best “pure writer” I’ve ever read. Bravo Charlie! Bravo!

The reader mispronounced quite a few words.

I thought these things had directors and editors. It's a book aimed at those familiar with Detroit, so the mispronounced words stand out a lot.

Awesome

Good story and told very well. I listened and read a total of four times.

Compelling true crime story and very dark comedy

What made the experience of listening to Detroit the most enjoyable?

The narrator captured the voice of Charlie LeDuff. Sad a world weary in a shocking world of corruption and incompetence.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Monica Conyers seemed like a bad character on a late night comedy show. I had to go to YouTube to confirm that outrageous stories in the book.

Have you listened to any of Eric Martin’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Without giving the plot away, I will say that if this were a novel, I would have thrown it away because it is impossible to believe that any story could be this sad. Just when you think it can't get any worse, it get much, much worse.

Any additional comments?

Charlie McDuff tells parallel stories of life in Detroit, the history of the city and his own family and friends. I listened through in a few days.