Invisible Cities

So far reaching the "climax" of Invisible Cities by Calvino, I have mixed feelings about the story. Moving away from the orthodox structure of a book and towards another direction throws me off. His way of dividing the book doesn't make the story harder to read but is just different. However, I do believe it benefits the stories of the individual cities and the book as a whole. Aside from the structure of the book, I enjoy the book. I personally admire Calvino's choice to describe each city and the individuality it adds. Every city is different in its own unique way which adds to the story by making you want to learn more about each of Polo's adventures. I believe the description is able to hold my attention throughout the story, instead of wanting to know what happens next which follows with a typical plot arc. Without a plot, the story does seem a little repetitive with learning of a new city almost every page which makes the story boring at points. But, the separation with the conversations between Khan and Polo brighten the story.