Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China by Guy DelisleMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I think I’ve a soft spot for books like this one.
It’s so beautifully drawn. That’s the first thing that needs saying. Roughly, charismatically, beautifully drawn in a way that makes you feel like these are observations. Put down quickly, capturing essence and form, holding these forever.
And they are observations. The story here is one of witnessing. It is not crystal or crisp, merely written at the intersection of Guy Delisle and Shenzhen. It is a peephole into the world of late-1990s China. It makes me feel a certain emotion that I find it hard to describe, a mix of second-hand nostalgia and peace, the kind of emotion you feel only when you read stories like this one.
It’s acute. It’s nice. It feels incredible.
It’s worth reading, but as I said, I have a soft spot for books like this one.
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