I was gripped by Perdido Street Station right to the end, when it managed to suck like a Hoover. Miéville is an interesting enough world-builder that he gets another chance, but my God, what a doorstop. At least it's in one volume.Bellis Coldwine is a fascinating character but I'm - ah, I don't kno...
Not, imo, anywhere close to his best. It dragged, and dragged, and ultimately reminded me far too much of Moby-Dick or, The Whale - and not actually because of the "avanc" ("Godwhale") they hunt. It's an extended ocean hunt with no resolution at the end. I'm not letting this stop me from jumping ...
By gods and Jabber! This is one pugnacious thaumaturgical book! (sorry, bad in-joke).China Miéville an interesting and awe-inspiring author, he writes like an angel but looks like a football hooligan! This is the second of the New Crobuzon series. Why it is not called The Bas-Lag series I have no i...
I know this is a very popular book, and maybe I didn't give it enough of a chance but I picked it up several times and just could not get into it. I made it to about page 50 and decided to give up. Apparently I'm not in the mood for dark fantasy.The first thing that put me off was the prologue. I d...
I bought this book at the same time I bought Perdido Street Station and I can thankfully say this story was much better, to me, than the other. I didn't really like any of the main characters but I was, at least, sympathetic to their plight.I imagine my enjoyment is incremented somewhat by my lesse...
I bought this book at the same time I bought Perdido Street Station and I can thankfully say this story was much better, to me, than the other. I didn't really like any of the main characters but I was, at least, sympathetic to their plight.I imagine my enjoyment is incremented somewhat by my lesse...
I bought this book at the same time I bought Perdido Street Station and I can thankfully say this story was much better, to me, than the other. I didn't really like any of the main characters but I was, at least, sympathetic to their plight.I imagine my enjoyment is incremented somewhat by my lesse...
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