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A review by summer_teeth
Kraken by China Miéville
3.0
liked it mostly but a few notes. so i was reading a desolation called peace alongside this one and like kraken, it was told from multiple different characters’
perspectives to demonstrate the complexity of this fictional world’s political situation and to help the readers solve the mystery just a skosche quicker than the characters, is nice bc it makes u feel at least a little smart. but adcp does this a bit more successfully and better maintains its focus overall. kraken seemed to meander at times to me, but idk i may need to reread it to be sure. like i think i wanted more on the angels of memory and billy’s relationship on them, somewhat bc that concept was cool as hell but mostly bc it was the secret crux of the story. also that dane/billy dynamic of crusader/semi-false prophet? woof (complimentary)
perspectives to demonstrate the complexity of this fictional world’s political situation and to help the readers solve the mystery just a skosche quicker than the characters, is nice bc it makes u feel at least a little smart. but adcp does this a bit more successfully and better maintains its focus overall. kraken seemed to meander at times to me, but idk i may need to reread it to be sure. like i think i wanted more on the angels of memory and billy’s relationship on them, somewhat bc that concept was cool as hell but mostly bc it was the secret crux of the story. also that dane/billy dynamic of crusader/semi-false prophet? woof (complimentary)