Ben Hamper. Rivethead. 1986.

Blue-collar realism

Michael Moore--the young Michael Moore--plays a cameo in the memoirs of a GM lineworker in Flint, Michigan. The writing is fast and funny and honest and intellectuals and car-owners should be forced to read it. I read it twice, and it was worth the four hours. Yes, traffic fatalities are tragic, but did you know that automobiles destroy lives before they are ever driven?

April 23, 2006