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Reviewed by Ryan Jordan for Readers' Favorite
The Broke Ass Brigade: Living with Asperger's in the Savage Side of the American Dream by Don Romonov is an autobiography told in a very stream-of-consciousness sort of way about living with Asperger's and trying to get by when nothing is really going in your favor. It starts in the present day with the storyteller introducing himself and talking about the abstract way in which he put the book together. He talks about working in a fast food restaurant, quitting, and his boss not even noticing that he hadn't shown up to work for two weeks. This idea of corporate culture and a complete lack of regard for the employee pervades the entire work system of America and the book is never hesitant to point it out.
The dialogue in the novel is presented to the reader creatively, and the autobiography takes a lot of interesting turns in how it interacts with various storytelling elements, like journal articles and presentation of details. I really enjoyed the way the author spoke directly to the reader, and it was like sitting next to him and listening to him speak about anecdotes in his life. I could easily relate to a lot of the stories about working odds and ends in crappy jobs, but many of them were far worse or darker than anything I've ever experienced in the workplace. The discussion of the workplace cookout, for example, was easy to relate to because we all know that companies will withhold actual important benefits but give things like cookouts to distract their employees. The Broke Ass Brigade is a fascinating novel with a playful narrator that is well worth a read!
