Enjoyable as this book was, I couldn't escape the feeling that I'd read it before. It's King Rat (Miéville's, not Clavell's!) without the really gross eating habits. Disappointing - especially since it's not as good a book as King Rat, even with 7 years more experience.
I almost couldn't finish this. Don't get me wrong, the concept is great, and the 'other London' more richly imagined that anything I'd expected. This is excellent world-building; the imagery bursts forth from every page. However, the characters just didn't do it for me. Deeba gets more and more anno...
For the second book in a row, China Miéville's writing has reminded me of nothing so much as one of Stefon's drug-fueled gay fantasies:UnLondon's hottest club is Smog. This place has everything: naked ghosts, balloon zombies, sentient pollution, buses with lizard feet, spider windows, ninja R2D2s. Y...
Alright, I give up. I'm just not a Mieville fan. I was even telling the Possum she might like this because of London and the adorable little milk carton and all, and there were elements that delighted me (the cool flying bus). But. But. Somehow it was just too much. Too clever, too elaborate, ...
I'm sticking with "meh" as a review. I think I'd have liked it better If I'd not read so much fantasy. I kept losing track of the narrative as I was watching bits of homage waltz by. Ultimately, the thing that kept me from liking this book was the constant feeling of it saying "Look! I'm so clever!"...
China Miéville is my new boyfriend. I mean, look at him:Hubba hubba. I mean, I've always had a thing for guys who have had their noses obviously broken at some point, but this man is just wicked attractive. Now that I've been super lame and girly about this authors merits, I do want to say that I lo...
I am not sure what to make of this book or its author.Considerable time is spent attacking cliches of the fantasy genre, yet Mieville's Unlondon is acknowledged as derivative of Gaiman's Neverwhere. Isn't being obviously derivative of your predecessors both a cliche and the worst crime of the fanta...
I had heard about Mieville from the ladies at The Black Letters and decided to pick this one up when I saw it at the library. It’s a beautifully written and haunting story, with lovely bits of illustrations. I really appreciated the different take Mieville did on the idea of the “Chosen One”. Very n...
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