In David Lida's journalistic chronicles of Mexico City, he discloses a wealth of information to the reader through a number of sources and in a variety of ways. Lida paints the picture of Mexico City for the reader using anecdotal evidence, statistical data, and knowledge gathered from her own research into Mexican history and other published works that complement her work. And ultimately his goal is to make us understand what the city he lives in is all about. The way Lida breaks down her work immerses the reader into the world of Mexico City, with all its nuances and subtexts, little by little. The format he chose for the arrangement of the chapters works particularly well. By interspersing very short stories of her various experiences in taxis and tequilas and colorful characters, with longer, more technically instructive chapters written in the tone of a journalist at work, Lida unfolds her analysis of Mexico in a non-fiction manner. linear. In fact, it's quite the opposite. In his book there is no beginning or end, only now, what was and what could soon be. Using this ...