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First Stop In The New World: Mexico City, The Capital Of The 21st Century (2008)

by David Lida(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1594489890 (ISBN13: 9781594489891)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Riverhead Hardcover

review 1: A fascinating book. If offers a vivid description of daily life in modern day Mexico City and stories about how it got to be that way. Excellent little vignettes give you a slice of every day life. I almost wish I had read this after my trip to Mexico City so I could have some experiences and references to back up the text. A wide range of subjects are covered. It's written by an expat so it's probably a skewed perspective, but whose isn't. The author did interview lots of natives and locals and he obviously loves the city. I love cities and I love visiting different ones and seeing how they handle the crushing force of humanity and how people interact in cities. D.F. is one of the biggest in the world, it's a beast.
review 2: Finally finished this. It was slo... morew getting started--the initial essays were on topics I was interested in (urban planning, failed flashy suburbs) but somehow didn't have the detail I wanted. But later chapters were meatier--the art scene, dollar-a-dance bars--and I feel like I would up with a good portrait of the DF old and new. Lida's writing style is pretty straight, journalistic--I think this was maybe part of the reason I wasn't hooked to start, but it also made the book a quick, accessible read once I got rolling. less

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