A review by likethesolid
Kraken by China Miéville

3.0

Kraken was an extremely detailed look at a fantasy world. I enjoyed the premise and the villains a lot. It reminded me a lot of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, because there is a hidden, magical London that most people choose to be blind to. The qualms I had about making this a four star book were that there were too many characters too feel much for any one of them, and ultimately this made the book longer, but not necessarily more compelling. Also, I don't mind cussing in the dialogue, but I have a hard time not mentally revolting when the third-person omniscient narrator does it. I enjoyed the book, but these details kept it from being a fantasy that enveloped me.