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 have to say it was a really tough read for me. I am glad I got through it though and it was definitely not what I expected. I'm so-so at predicting what would happen and I kept getting my predictions wrong throughout most of the book. I would recommend it if you are up to the challenge.
Although the ocean world is not populated with as much brilliance as New Crobuzon itself, there was more in the way of character in this novel. I especially like the nod to Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash and the "raft" put together as flotsam of civilization.
** Update: Since reading this, I have read "The City and The City", which I thought was MUCH better (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/396185571) and then "Embassytown", which was fantastic (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/396183492). This review stands as my reaction to reading it, though ...
It took me two days to get through the last 50 pages of China Miéville's The Scar. Not because I was bored, or because the story was particularly impenetrable, but simply because I did not want the book to be over. I did finish it, however. And for a good ten minutes after the last sentence I fou...
The Scar was recommended to me as the best Mieville to start with, especially since I found Perdido Street Station a bit.... inaccessible. And I thoroughly enjoyed it, although I haven't read its predecessor and although this type of fantasy is outside my comfort zone. The originality and unpredicta...
I truly devoured this book.I read Perdido and liked it, but thought it over-descriptive. Here I got caught up in the flow of words and never had a bad moment. Mieville's description of Bas-LAg and its' oceans is nothing but brilliant, and I was right there aboard each ship as the story progressed. V...
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