sam_fielder_137 's review for:

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I really don't have anything negative to say except for the excruciating length of this book. It's unfortunate that my first thought upon finishing was "boy am I glad that's over" considering that my second was "wow. that was amazing". I don't feel like there was a single thing that went unfinished, or that I wish had been expanded upon more (a common issue with SFF for me). I loved that there were political issues but that they underscored the plot instead of actually being the plot. If it were two books and I'd consider five stars, but I can't in good conscious rate a book that I was excited to finish that high.
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