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nathanpantalion 's review for:
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For me, this book had the type of world that immediately sucks you in, even if nothing much is happening plot wise. When it leaned into the science piece of this new weird/science fantasy genre it did really well. Even just hearing about the discoveries was something that kept me turning the page. As it slowly shifted away from that discovery phase, it became a bit less in my eyes. For all of the clear explanation (even if fantastical) in the first third, as the antagonists begin to appear, so many things just tend to happen exactly as needed.
I found 'The City' and Rudgutter to be much more intriguing antagonists thanThe slake moths . The book obviously had a very cynical tone absolutely bleeding through every page, and yet it seemed to leave all of the systemic issues behind for a large chunk of the back half. I think I would have enjoyed a focus much more surrounding the vice the powerful have on the little people rather than a sort of generic monster hunter fantasy.
Lin's arc also disappointed me. She was such an interesting opposite to Isaac as the book began, but basically got fridged. I can't really see the point in her arc at all. It almost caused me to drop another .25 stars.
I found 'The City' and Rudgutter to be much more intriguing antagonists than
Lin's arc also disappointed me. She was such an interesting opposite to Isaac as the book began, but basically got fridged. I can't really see the point in her arc at all. It almost caused me to drop another .25 stars.