I ended up really liking this book, however I had to struggle to get through the first half of the novel. The first half is rather boring, and while it does set up the second half a bit, I'm not sure it's completely nessecary for it to be quite as long as it was. However once things finally starte...
Huh. I enjoyed this far more than I'd expected. I was worried it was going to be written beyond my intelligence level but I think I got most of it so maybe it was just right.I was fascinated by the story as well as frustrated. I loved the setting, the plot, the ideas, the linguistics and language an...
As a linguisticky person, I was really looking forward to this book. And it was clever, and intricate, and amazing, but I found myself flipping the pages faster and faster and faster, and not in the good way. It just felt ultimately quite bloodless, and I found myself not caring terribly much. It ma...
What's that?That's the sound of my brain cells panting after being brought to the height of physical exhaustion.Seriously, if long books like The Count of Monte Cristo are like a good stretch and high-concept sci-fi like The Left Hand of Darkness is like a lovely exercise, reading Embassytown is a l...
How could I not be drawn to a book that is actually about language? Especially when it's by China Miéville. It was wonderful, though not flawless, and when I find the time I want to do a fuller review because there are Things I want to talk about.
Loved it. There are parts that drag but it is an old fashioned high stakes, high concept, complicated science fiction novel that plays with ideas of language and how we create our perception and our world from it. What is not to love?
Aliens so alien they just alienate you with their alieness.That is what you have to look forward to. Embassytown is a brave move by China Miéville, it is not an easy read, it is full of neologism, and it has a steep learning curve. The author made an effort to create something special and he expects...
In ninth grade, Mrs. Muench--who had an uncanny resemblance to Miss Marple's friend Dolly Bantry--endeavored to teach us the difference between similes and metaphors. Similes use "like" and "as" to compare two unlike things.Metaphors state two unlike things are the same.But dear, enthusiastic Mrs. ...
I am always amazed by the amount of world-building that goes on in one of China Mieville's novels, the intricate plotting, the amazing elaborations on his original ideas. It makes me ashamed. He puts all this effort into writing these books, and I am such a lazy reviewer that all I can say is "That ...
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