I brought this graphic novel by The New Yorker's Roz Chast with me on a recent trip to the Big Apple. It was a brilliant idea. Not just for mood reading but because of how Chast breaks down all of the secrets of the City That Never Sleeps.
Chast originally wrote this book as a manual for her daughter who was moving into Manhattan as a student at NYU. The cartoonist broke down the ins-and-outs of the subway system, how to catch a cab, and the grid lay-out of the city. I don't know how much this book helped her daughter, by Chast's book really helped me understand how to use NYC mass transit.
There's also sections on finding a place to dine and shop, how to get an apartment, and tourism in hopes of not looking like a tourist.
Yes, this is a love letter to Gotham. But it's also an insightful guide that does more in 176 pages than some travel guides do in multi-volume examinations of New York.
A must for anyone travelling to the Five Burroughs. You need to get over the graphic novel format as you will miss out on one of the most valuable travel tools crafted in a long time. In fact, it's one of the best books of 2017 in my opinion!
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
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