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Embassytown by China Miéville

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amus34's review

3.0

I wanted to love this, and the concepts behind the story are fantastic, but I didn't think it was particularly well-written. The plot was much too slow in most of it, interspersed with frenetic plot development.

soniagracelm's review

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5.0

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Embassytown is the best kind of science fiction. It makes you think. It is an intellectual book, with a fabulous world, a brilliant premise, and near-perfect execution. It’s the kind of book that defies description. You have to read it to understand it. I recommend it to people who love sci-fi, love language, and love stretching their minds to the limit. It’s a difficult book. It doesn’t go where you expect it to. It doesn’t go there in an easy way. I flatter myself that I have read a lot of sci-fi and can predict it pretty well, but I was completely thrown off track by China Mieville’s brilliant writing. Read this book. You won’t regret it.

morgob's review

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5.0

I loved everything about this book, most importantly the way it made me think about language. It was difficult to get into at first, but things really got moving once I hit Part 2. I appreciate language a lot more after reading this. Language is so important and a lot of people take it for granted. This was so amazingly unique, and the idea caught me by surprise from the very beginning. I can't thank my friend enough for letting me borrow and forcing me to read this book. It was definitely one of my favorites and a life-changer in more than one way.