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A review by soniagracelm
Embassytown by China Miéville
5.0
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Embassytown is the best kind of science fiction. It makes you think. It is an intellectual book, with a fabulous world, a brilliant premise, and near-perfect execution. It’s the kind of book that defies description. You have to read it to understand it. I recommend it to people who love sci-fi, love language, and love stretching their minds to the limit. It’s a difficult book. It doesn’t go where you expect it to. It doesn’t go there in an easy way. I flatter myself that I have read a lot of sci-fi and can predict it pretty well, but I was completely thrown off track by China Mieville’s brilliant writing. Read this book. You won’t regret it.
Embassytown is the best kind of science fiction. It makes you think. It is an intellectual book, with a fabulous world, a brilliant premise, and near-perfect execution. It’s the kind of book that defies description. You have to read it to understand it. I recommend it to people who love sci-fi, love language, and love stretching their minds to the limit. It’s a difficult book. It doesn’t go where you expect it to. It doesn’t go there in an easy way. I flatter myself that I have read a lot of sci-fi and can predict it pretty well, but I was completely thrown off track by China Mieville’s brilliant writing. Read this book. You won’t regret it.