Fiction: Destroy All Cars

Destroy All Cars has created an hilariously ironic yet heartfelt story in this short, diary-style book.

We're first introduced to seventeen year old James Hoff through his AP English essays. James uses the assignment's platform to rail against CONSUMERIST AMERICA (his yelling) and the culture that drives people to constantly purchase USELESS CRAP (again, his). James is an idealist of the highest order, and he believes that nobody (especially his ex girlfriend Sadie) is doing enough to solve the world's ecological problems.

After wading through a couple of James's essays (his teacher keeps making him re-write them, due to objections to his "manifesto stylings") we start to see undeneath the thick layer of idealism. Although James sincerely belives in his cause, he's not immune to the issues that affect every one of us; love, family, and yes, sex.

This book is part comic masterpiece, part earnest ecological rant. It will certainly strike a chord with many guy readers, both with it's humour and its eco message. Add on Blake Nelson's witty and spot-on internal dialogue, and this book is definitely worth picking up.

Fiction

Grades 10-12

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