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A review by erinelizabeth
The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
"If this was Durer, maybe, or Piranesi. Schongauer? He's important, but I don't think he's core enough to manifest spontaneously. I think someone invoked this deliberately."
Manifestations of Surrealist art and poetry on the streets of occupied Paris. At the hands of Mieville it works. The fantastical imagery using historical artworks did it for me, and kept this from being a pulpy retread of yet another occultish WWII alternative history. Great section of notes at the end detailing the sources of the manifs.
Manifestations of Surrealist art and poetry on the streets of occupied Paris. At the hands of Mieville it works. The fantastical imagery using historical artworks did it for me, and kept this from being a pulpy retread of yet another occultish WWII alternative history. Great section of notes at the end detailing the sources of the manifs.