Where the Locals Go: More than 300 places around the world to Eat, Play, Shop, Celebrate, and Relax
Compiled by the National Geographic Travel Team
Narrative Context: The beautiful photographs of the destinations make this Non Fiction read feel fun instead of too fact based
Subject: Joy of traveling and what delicacies to sample; food
Type: Travel; Guidebook
Pacing: This is a fast, leisurely read with pictures to entice the reader to learn more and more about the type of food and the location.
Characterization: This is very interesting because the reader can feel like they are traveling the globe along with the National Geographic Travel Team.
Story Line: Where the Locals Go tells a story and teaches at the same time. Not only can you learn about "A Taste of Vanilla" from Papantla, Mexico you can learn how the people learned about curing the pod in the sun.
Detail: The images are so beautiful you can't help but want to read every word. It is even better than watching a National Geographic Movie ... the brightness just draws you into the book!
Learning/Experiencing: Every reader will find a place they would enjoy traveling. Different sections of the book highlight different interests; fashion; food; music; rushing the rapids; sports; etc.
Language: The sharp, well-written style has enough information to make it interesting, but, not so much data to bore the reader.
Setting: The entire world ... the bright and beautiful book will lead travel lovers to new adventures!
Tone: The light, fun tone this book takes will make anyone and everyone want to travel! Who wouldn't want to know about the Cafe Culture in Poland?
National Geographic hit the nail on the head with this authentic, immersive experience of numerous cultures! This book is like opening an art gallery, restaurant and about every imaginable sporting event across the globe!
This was a really fun choice for this assignment - I enjoyed reading your post! It sounds like a very well-rounded travel book, with a variety of destinations and and cultural subjects. With the inclusion of a bit of storytelling to make it less dry, it's the kind of travel book I would be interested in reading!
ReplyDeleteThe variety of choices this week is really raising my interest in non-fiction. I'm not a magazine reader, but I do like to have some "browsing" books on hand and this would be a perfect example -- something that you pick up when you've only got 15-20 minutes to spare, and yet it draws you in quickly and deeply because of vivid images and descriptions. Then, when your brief reading time is up and you move on, you've learned something fun and interesting. Great book choice, Suzie!
ReplyDeleteI may have to ask my brother about this one. He's travelled quite a bit, and he likes to read cook books. This might be a cooking-related book he would find interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis book would be interesting just to learn about other cultures and the food they ear. I would love to travel and visit a lot of place, but don't have the time or the money. This book will take your places without getting on a plane which sounds good to me.
ReplyDeleteI like this book for traveling. I prefer to be a part of the local crowd and blend in rather than see the tourist's view. I wonder how long the secret lasts when it's in a book though ;) I didn't think of doing a cookbook type of nonfiction for this assignment. I truly despise nonfiction, but I think I might like it more than I realize. There are a lot of versions of nonfiction out there!
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