Wow, what an acid trip of a book. I feel like I've just read Clive Barker's description of a hundred Rob Gonsalvez paintings. If that doesn't sum it up for you, the creativity in this book is beyond belief. Marco Polo has arrived in the land of the Mongols to translate his memoirs of countless cities to Kublai Khan, but the facts get lost in translation and what is documented becomes a smorgasbord of strange yet intriguing cities.
My favorite cities were:
Isidora (p. 8)
Armilla (p. 49)
Eutropia (p. 64)
Andria (p. 150)
It was purely conceptual, plotless and emotionally void, so I can't say it totally blew me away. But if you're a fan of fantasy or surrealism like I am, then Invisible Cities is a must read.
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