false <![CDATA[Destroy All Cars]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242680318m/5711736.jpg 5711736 1 James Hoff likes to rant against America's consumerist culture. He also likes to rant against his ex-girlfriend, Sadie, who he feels isn't doing enough to change the world. But just like he can't avoid buying things, he also can't avoid Sadie for long. This is a fantastic, funny, sexy, cool masterpiece from one of the best YA writers at work today, an anti-consumerist love story that's all about idealism, in both James's relationship with the world and his relationships with the people around him. 5883347 book 1 5 2009 Destroy All Cars total:65|5:15|4:22|3:22|2:5|1:1| 65 240 163 38 5 0 false false Thu Jun 04 12:23:06 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 12:26:05 -0700 2009
A junior in high school without the burning desire to possess and drive his own car? Yep, that's James Hoff.

He believes cars are part of what is wrong in this world focused on consumerism and material w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 08 16:44:08 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 16:44:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 14:31:38 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 17:04:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false true Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 21:00:56 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 21:00:56 -0700 2009
I would not let my teenager, boy or girl read this book. I am sure there are plenty of people who lik...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 09:49:01 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 10:03:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 20:13:14 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 20:19:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 18:51:44 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 09:07:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 06:28:59 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 06:20:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 30 15:56:07 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 16:00:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 15:40:07 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 07:59:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 11:26:05 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 15:43:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 15:29:57 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 15:29:57 -0800 2009 1 Sadie, on the other hand, sees eco problems as challenges...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 17:28:15 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 17:45:18 -0700 2009
That's what the 17-year-old narrator...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 12:43:47 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 14:30:25 -0700 2009
James, a 17 year old high school junior has no use for cars. He has no use for CONSUMERIST AMERICA as a whole. He wears thrift store clothes and sweaters with the elbows cut out as his classmates pop the colla...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 18:07:58 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 12:15:10 -0700 2009
The essays are reason enough to read the book. I got a lot out of them, and I think they really show an interesting protagonist - a kid who is angr...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 14:50:38 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 17:36:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Oct 17 09:47:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 09:47:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:25:46 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:27:45 -0700 2009
It did make me feel a bit guilty though. Lots of the environmental issues that the main character James brought up were thi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 10 10:04:26 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 16:38:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 22:30:43 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 14:09:14 -0700 2009
James is one of the few people in his school who worries abou...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5711736