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lynxpardinus's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Deportation, and Gun violence
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, War, Mass/school shootings, Blood, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, and Drug use
booitsnathalie's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Just wrapped it up. It's a very good detective novel though I think it's political allegory sort of falls apart by the end (or at least to the wayside). Lands in a disappointing ambiguity about the role of police and borders, seeing them as both fully artificial and hostile but also necessary because the alternative is total anarchy. I maybe expected something a bit more given Mielville's clear interest in leftist politics, but it was really closer to a Dan Brown novel but where the conspiracy is actually just a sad man with something to prove.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gaslighting and Xenophobia
Minor: Gun violence and Sexual assault
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