Kraken by China Miéville

Kraken

China Miéville

481 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
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Kraken by China Miéville is ideal for readers who relish intricately layered urban fantasies teeming with occult intrigue, morally ambiguous factions, and existential stakes lurking beneath a familiar cityscape.

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With this outrageous new novel, China Miéville has written one of the strangest, funniest, and flat-out scariest books you will read this—or any other—year. The London that comes to life in Kraken is a weird metropolis awash in secret currents of ...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 4,286 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 79%

mysterious: 78%

dark: 65%

tense: 39%

funny: 37%

challenging: 33%

reflective: 8%

emotional: 7%

lighthearted: 3%

hopeful: 2%

informative: 2%

sad: 2%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
27% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

60% of readers chose Plot
34% of readers chose A mix
4% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

47% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

55% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

17% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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