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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Torture, Violence
2.5
I thought the world was interesting, but it reminded me a lot of Neuromancer and I hate that book lol.
I thought the world was interesting, but it reminded me a lot of Neuromancer and I hate that book lol.
The City & The City has two main things going on. First, a murder mystery, which honestly I could take or leave. It was fine?, I think?, if you're a murder mystery fan, but ultimately that part wasn't why I read it
The other thing though, was incredibly well written and absolutely fascinating. The two titular cities are Besźel and Ul Quoma, and they share the same physical location. A building may belong to Ul Quoma, but the alleys by the side of it may all be Besźel, or a street might be cross-hatched and belong to both at once. A citizin of one city learn to unsee the other - walk around their neighbours without noticing, not hear the sound of foreign train beneath their window, even ignore a car crash if it happens in the wrong city - lest they cause Breach.
It's a concept that stuck with me long after finishing the book
.
The other thing though, was incredibly well written and absolutely fascinating. The two titular cities are Besźel and Ul Quoma, and they share the same physical location. A building may belong to Ul Quoma, but the alleys by the side of it may all be Besźel, or a street might be cross-hatched and belong to both at once. A citizin of one city learn to unsee the other - walk around their neighbours without noticing, not hear the sound of foreign train beneath their window, even ignore a car crash if it happens in the wrong city - lest they cause Breach.
It's a concept that stuck with me long after finishing the book
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I held out my hand as I walked, and I did not slow down, but Corwi gripped it and we met each other's gaze a moment. Looking back, I saw her and Dhatt, metres apart in different cities, staring at me. It was really dawn at last.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced