by K.J. Bishop
A noirish, surreal & enchanting story with lots of metaphysical contemplation & an (IMHO) original & wonderful world-building that reminds me of Tanith Lee's Gothic European cities w/ some postcolonialism.
I'm still dubious about whether or not it had a plot, but it was certainly beautifully written and a worthwhile read. Would recommend, and probably read again some day.
I picked up this book because I had read reviews that recommended it for fans of China Mieville. While I can't really see much of a similarity in the two authors' writing styles, I did definitely like The Etched City very very much. I'm impressed that it's a first novel (and disappointed that there'...
The writing is good and the author is great at setting, but 70 pages in, the characters had yet to grab me and there's no plot to be seen. Apparently there never is one and it's meant to be a "surrealist meditation on art" or some such. Promising enough that I hope someday I'll be in the mood for th...
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