Amanda FrezariniFrezariniথেকেGüvercinlik, 28400 Güvercinlik/Şebinkarahisar/Giresun, Turkey
I can't stand Lopate's writing style (much as I can't stand his brother Leonard's interviewing style on WNYC) - it's half diary, half notes he took from every history book ever written about the city. But it manages to come off a great read anyway, being full of the city, water, and anecdotes.