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by China Miéville
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A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 5 years ago
Darkest London Square: Deeba and Zanna discover a whole new side of the city. 'Un Lun Dun' starts promising, but it overstayed it's welcome. It had an old-fashioned, episodic nature to it, much like 'The Wizard of Oz' or 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. Deeba and Zanna are drawn by circumstance...
This, that, and the other
This, that, and the other rated it 7 years ago
The weirdest afterschool special I've never seenThis book was an impulse purchase on a long airport layover a few years ago. I’d heard good things about China Miéville and wanted to give him a shot, and I figured a quick kids’ book read would be a good place to start, and then — classic me — I let i...
This, that, and the other
This, that, and the other rated it 7 years ago
The weirdest afterschool special I've never seenThis book was an impulse purchase on a long airport layover a few years ago. I’d heard good things about China Miéville and wanted to give him a shot, and I figured a quick kids’ book read would be a good place to start, and then — classic me — I let i...
Ani's Book Abyss
Ani's Book Abyss rated it 8 years ago
Un Lun Dun by China Mieville What is Un Lun Dun? It is London through the looking glass, an urban Wonderland of strange delights where all the lost and broken things of London end up . . . and some of its lost and broken people, too–including Brokkenbroll, boss of the broken umbrellas; Obaday Fin...
VictoriaNickers
VictoriaNickers rated it 9 years ago
I am going to start with the positive. My first China Miéville book. Love his writing. I really do. I cannot wait to read The City & The City, which is the real Miéville book that I am waiting to read but wasn't at my bookstore. Love that he tries different genres of fiction in his writing. I really...
The English Student
The English Student rated it 9 years ago
It's a pun! Un Lun Dun is set in the city of UnLondon, which lies underneath our London, a shadow where London's rubbish is lured. (See also: Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere.) UnLondon is in danger from the Smog, driven underground by the Clean Air Act and made intelligent by all the chemicals it contain...
Inkspot Fancy
Inkspot Fancy rated it 10 years ago
So, I wasn't sure what to think of this just from the blurb, and I admit to being even less sure when I read the first few chapters. But I persevered because so many people speak so positively about Mieville, and what I ended up getting was actually a very enjoyable if not terribly gripping read. ...
moving under skies
moving under skies rated it 10 years ago
I intensely adored this while I was reading it--the language! the illustrations! the quirk! unbrellas!! a pleasing twist on your typical 'chosen one' narrative!--but it hasn't aged well. The book, while a delightful experience, is simply too derivative of everything else in the world. If I remember ...
asandwich
asandwich rated it 11 years ago
I'm not going to bother pointing out all of the obvious influences that you can pick out in this book - there are plenty of other (better) reviews that do this already. Seriously, go and see - I'll wait here until you get back.There. See? Told you.What I will say is this: Un Lun Dun is a marvelously...
Book Hangovers
Book Hangovers rated it 11 years ago
This book was so much fun to read!!! Not only is the cover of the book neat, the story is magnificent and fascinating. Pleasantly bizarre!! Un Lun Dun took me on such a trip-tastic adventure! With Ninja trash bins and flying Un(um)brellas, milk cartons mimicking dogs and a Book that can talk!! ...
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