Review by zealforneil - Perdido Street Station

zealforneil 's review for:

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Miéville’s world of Bas-Lag and the city of New Crobuzon must be one of the greatest feats of fantasy invention. The world-building is so intense that you can smell the stench and feel the stifling heat of the city in the clutches of a nightmare summer. The story starts slowly and then steams ahead, the second half taking place in smaller and smaller time intervals, leaving you breathlessly pulled along. Utterly brutal and with character arcs that bear thinking about for a long time, Perdido Street Station is a must for fans of Gaiman or Pratchett who are looking for a story with a little less humour and a lot more darkness.

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