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A Reader posted a review at 2008-08-26 09:14:17.
(Language: English)
 
You wouldn't think a book about a guy worked in a depressing auto plant would be entertaining, but this book caused me to laugh out loud on planes, buses and street corners. He has a gift for using simple language to great effect, and making his messed up life a constant source of gallows humor.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-05-15 06:08:52.
(Language: English)
Everyone must read this book. Ben Hamper is a genius.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-03-06 07:49:27.
(Language: English)
OMG Reminds me of sooty sweaty days (actually midnites) at Chrysler's...
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-03-15 09:29:22.
(Language: English)
Entertaining, and explains some of the reasons why GM got into so much trouble. Hamper puts a human face on workers who face monotony head-on day-to-day.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-07-19 08:10:53.
(Language: English)
Hate your job? Just be thankful you don't work on the GM Trunk line. This book reminded me to not take work too seriously.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-03-20 09:03:19.
(Language: English)
thanks to Michael Moore!
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-07-18 01:39:50.
(Language: English)
Revisiting this gem about 9 years after the first time I read it. New impressions to come...
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-12-12 07:13:38.
(Language: English)
A good, not perfect book that gives a eye-opening account of life on the auto assembly line and some idea of the communities they impact. For a first title by an amateur writer, it's brilliant. By any other measure it's a little tiresome. Very worthwhile reading during the current debate about industry bailouts and the supposedly cushy lifestyles of the union workers.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-07-25 05:21:33.
(Language: English)
Using a conversational tone (assuming you're conversing with a lunatic), Ben Hamper hilariously recalls his experiences as an assembly line worker in 1980s-era Flint, Michigan. If you read this book, you'll never, ever buy a car from GM again. But you might develop a jones for an Angelo's Coney Island hot dog...
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-02-05 01:58:23.
(Language: English)
This book is written by a guy who worked in the GM Cab & Truck Factory in Flint, Michigan in the 70's and 80's. It's pretty interesting and gives you a look into working in a car factory back then.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-01-20 05:48:10.
(Language: English)
A sociological gem and a must for anyone's library. Thank you Michael and Ben.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-07-11 07:23:35.
(Language: English)
Supremely funny.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-05-20 03:11:24.
(Language: English)
You need to read this book to understand why GM and Chrysler had (or will have to) file for Chapter 11. Did a summer job in a unionized factory as well, and I'd have to say then Ben Hamper isn't far fetched at all in his revelations.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-05-21 08:38:21.
(Language: English)
Read this book by Ben Hamper and you'll understand both Michael Moore and the old GM. Classic bits: Howie Makem, the Quality Cat; Hamper working a double shift for his sleeping shift mate partner Dale.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-11-11 04:03:59.
(Language: English)
An awesome commentary on the soul-killing work of an assembly line in Flint, MI...great sociological profile of work.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-07-22 09:58:16.
(Language: English)
This book is absolutely hilarious. You won't believe what goes on on the assembly lines at GM!
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-04-20 07:13:00.
(Language: English)
very interesting read... sad, but true!
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Donald posted a review at 2009-03-05 06:38:25.
(Language: English)
The blue collar poet laureate. His depictions of blue collar life are spot on.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-12-20 05:17:23.
(Language: English)
Having worked in menial jobs myself years ago, I could relate to the mundane nature of assembly line work and the struggle against the clock. Hamper's writing style is humorous, and despite his misgivings, he writes with a sharp wit. He's definitely not your average shop rat. That being said, there's only so much interest one can have in drinking, drugs, and ducking out on work however mundane it is. The book was a quick read and shows with good humor how Henry Ford's concept of the assembly line has run amuck in the modern world. None of these revelations are earth-shattering, and the book doesn't pull you through to the climax as much as it keeps your staring at the train wreck being described. You can't help but look or read in this case.
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