LeDuff's return begins as a kind of slump-shouldered shuffle, more heartbreaking than anything it has the feel of a prodigal son arriving at the father's deathbed a year late.Īfter 20 years away, the Detroit that LeDuff finds is even worse than the media's fetishized portrayal of Detroit's decline has led him to believe. Returns to places like Detroit are rarely triumphant or heartwarming. This is what Charlie LeDuff finds out in "Detroit: An American Autopsy," in which LeDuff, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his work at the New York Times, returns to his ravaged hometown as a reporter for the Detroit News. Just be prepared: It's probably gonna suck. By Charlie LeDuff (The Penguin Press 286 pages $27.95)įorget the adage: The truth is, you can totally go home again.
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