The kind of books that makes you hear and see people talking on their mobile phones with take-away coffee in their hands, cars beeping in the rush hour, buildings of metal and glass shining, and colours radiating from everywhere. What books depict city life the best?
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Lobstergirl Reverted title change.


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Lobstergirl Reverted title change again. Please stop changing the list's original title.


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Rainbowheart It's the same person every time. :(


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