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And it goes on and on. The lifestyle of criminals. They use negative controversy and associate it with Detroit. The writer basically sold the city out for personal gain. A great association with improving the image of Detroit.

dave you are either commenting sardonically; or so obtuse, further conversation on this subject is pointless. In either case, I wonder why you have no concern over the 'trashing' Grosse Pointe gets in this book? For that matter, why no concern over Grosse Pointe Blank? or the Virgin Suicides [[an earlier work by the same author that was also set in GP). Why do you hate Grosse Pointe?

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Dave, you're crazy. Or maybe you're messing with us. Baltimore gets all the best violent crime shows. I wouldn't know much about that city if it weren't for classics like Homicide and The Wire and now I visit semi regularly. Those shows depict a complicated, beautiful city, and that's what they've got. Every town has crime. Back when Detroit was a good crime town and not a failed business town, it had a lot more going for it. Better jokes, too.

Plus, Eugenides gives the city major cultural cred, which is good. This is a good thing all the way around. Not every television show or movie set in the area has to be a long version of a Pure Michigan ad.