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A review by smhinma
Londonopolis: A Curious History of London by Martin Latham
4.0
I love London. Living there helped. While I don't have the money to hope on a plane and gallivant across the city, I find comfort in books like these that bring me there. Part history, part travelogue, part memoir--this book has a little bit for everyone.
Special props to the last section which surveys the beautiful Thames, giving me context for the rivers that I discovered in Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series.
At times a bit too eclectic, this is a compelling read for any Anglophile and an interesting love letter to one of the world's greatest cities.
Special props to the last section which surveys the beautiful Thames, giving me context for the rivers that I discovered in Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series.
At times a bit too eclectic, this is a compelling read for any Anglophile and an interesting love letter to one of the world's greatest cities.