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bradwahlstedt 's review for:
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Probably one of the best books I've ever read. A fantastically realized world, sculpted with immense detail but never tedious to learn about and never a thing I got lost in. The characters were distinct and interesting, and the plot was a wide web of fascinating ideas that continued to meld together in satisfying ways. The prose is gorgeous, the dialogue and emotion incredibly human, and the horror unfathomable.
Slightest spoilers ahead? My only issue is the ending, which really turned me off philosophically and morally in the last ten or so pages, but I don't think I can fairly fault a 700 page book that I considered one of the best I'd ever read for the last 10, especially when the book leading up to it wasn't particularly hopeful, optimistic, or moral (nor was the rest of the ending). For the story it was, the ending works well. Things stay shades of grey, and there is no set argument for what is right and wrong, but a simple assertion that reality lies somewhere in between.
Would highly recommend.
Slightest spoilers ahead? My only issue is the ending, which really turned me off philosophically and morally in the last ten or so pages, but I don't think I can fairly fault a 700 page book that I considered one of the best I'd ever read for the last 10, especially when the book leading up to it wasn't particularly hopeful, optimistic, or moral (nor was the rest of the ending). For the story it was, the ending works well. Things stay shades of grey, and there is no set argument for what is right and wrong, but a simple assertion that reality lies somewhere in between.
Would highly recommend.