City of Glass: Douglas Coupland's Vancouver, Douglas Coupland

admittedly, i'm a fan of the city, but coupland's vancouver is irresistable. his city is gritty enough to be a real place, but is also blessed with surreally beautiful scenary. the photo of the yellow sulfur piles against an intensely blue sky sums it all up -- industry in paradise. coupland hasn't written a travelogue here, but something more like a photo album with really great captions. he talks about vancouver's pot enterprises, its monorail, its transient population of ultra-hip japanese teens and the ubiquity of fleece. the photography is beautiful. this book is about flavor rather than museums and walking tours.
Posted by supersusie at February 12, 2004 11:36 PM