So... I'm very excited for this contest, and I have to admit that I'm happy that i found it right on time!
Also, I think there should be more people doing this contest, the concept I S - S O - G O O D, books are an amazing way to lose track of time, and you can do it ANYWHERE! And when I say -anywhere-, I mean.. any kind of place you can think of including a tree's branch.
Enough talking about the idea of @therovingreader , LET'S BEGIN WOOOOOH.
I'm a student, and I have classes from monday to friday, full morning schedule. One of the places where I can take a little of time for my reading.. is the bus, ¿crazy, right? Many people get dizzy, but I don't, so I take an advantage of it and read or re-read the books that I own without thinking of the homework that waits for me patiently on my desk. Sometimes there's a lot of people on the bus and the noise it's so loud, but actually those things don't interfere with my reading, my weird brain finds a way to turn the volume down of the noise, so I can listen the voice in my head way better. I have to say that is very cute when you sit, or stand next to someone else that loves or likes reading and they ask you about your book, you can either end up with a new "to read" book, or a new friend, or just a friendly conversation. When you read in the bus many things can happen, and I like that.
I have to say, this is my favorite book, and every time that I have read it, I have found something new. (One of the reasons why I love it)
City it's hard to describe, Alessandro Baricco made each character so unique and each story that's in the book so different from the others, but at the same time, they are all related. That's magical. The principal story is about Gould (a prodige kid), his two imaginary friends that are always with him (Diesel: a giant, and Poomerang: a mute) and Shatzy (a lovely woman that takes care of Gould). These four budys teach you a lot about the little things in life and happiness, why it is important to always point up at something, and they show you how your past can affect your choices in the present. This principal story brings up other two: Shatzy's Western and Larry Lawyer's story.
The western : It may look like an entertainment at first, but actually reading to Shatzy's western can help you to meet her, and also, the western has its own essence, like if it was from a different book.
Larry Lawyer's story : Gould turns on the radio sometimes to listen the fights or interviews of Larry Lawyer. So there are chapters like if you were listening to the radio, like you were Gould. So you get to know Larry Lawyer very well, for example, how he quit being a lawyer and start boxing.
The way that Alessandro Baricco wrote the book, and the way of how he intercalated stories, and mixed different personalities in a whole, is special. City , it's not a normal city. instead of streets and avenues, neighborhoods, houses and builings, there are stories and people, past and hobbies, choices, questions and answers... He represented life as a City ¿isn't that amazing?
PS: This book was a gift from a friend in highschool, and I'm so thankfull with him for it. I LOVE YOU LEO.
Here are some better pictures of the book + My dear roomate Miguel who was so happy to help me take the pictures in the bus with his super cellphone.
