A review by 10tonsofhours
Sidewalks by Valeria Luiselli

5.0

Valeria Luiselli successfully created the atmosphere of small intimate talks between two friends, sharing random thoughts and ideas. I realized that I would love the book as soon as the writer admitted she was "too impatient to find poetry in nature's gently rhythms". This book is for us, urban wanderers, who find poetry in busy streets, concrete and bricks, who fall in love on a subway, who appreciate the solemn street lights and symphony of traffic.
I guess it is a bad idea to expect this book to be an eye opener or a provocative intellectual piece. It is a footnote on sidewalks of Venice, Mexico and NY, nothing less, nothing more.