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Looking For Jake: And Other Stories
by China Miéville
This was an amazing collection of remarkably original works from an author with a very unique voice.
Firstly, Mieville's writing style is delicious. It somehow maintains a degree of coarseness that lends it impact, despite its fluid eloquence.
The stories themselves are each a unique approach to their subject matter. The titular 'Looking for Jake' is a sort of post-apocalyptic romance, 'The Ball Room' is a modern approach to a classically-crafted ghost story, and 'The Tain' features (amongst other things) a very interesting take on the nature and origins of vampires.
I don't want to go into any greater detail on any of the stories for fear that I would be robbing any prospective reader of even a fraction of the enjoyment that they would experience from reading the stories 'cold'. Please just allow me to impress upon you exactly how brilliant this collection is. I would suggest it highly to anyone interested in the new-weird movement, to those seeking the perfect entry-point to Mieville's works, and to just about everyone else anyway!
Firstly, Mieville's writing style is delicious. It somehow maintains a degree of coarseness that lends it impact, despite its fluid eloquence.
The stories themselves are each a unique approach to their subject matter. The titular 'Looking for Jake' is a sort of post-apocalyptic romance, 'The Ball Room' is a modern approach to a classically-crafted ghost story, and 'The Tain' features (amongst other things) a very interesting take on the nature and origins of vampires.
I don't want to go into any greater detail on any of the stories for fear that I would be robbing any prospective reader of even a fraction of the enjoyment that they would experience from reading the stories 'cold'. Please just allow me to impress upon you exactly how brilliant this collection is. I would suggest it highly to anyone interested in the new-weird movement, to those seeking the perfect entry-point to Mieville's works, and to just about everyone else anyway!