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stefhyena 's review for:
The City & the City
by China Miéville
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Very interesting and original story about people being trained not to see what is in plain sight (on threat of death). At the end of the day it's about policing more than it is about anything else and the protagonist, albeit he has 2 female lovers in the background seeming to serve no purpose other than establish his heterosexuality, is very "stereotypical male" charming and confident but not ever really connecting with anyone.
There's an attempt to rescue him from being a complete sociopath near the end but to me that was not successful.
I did want to keep reading because the book made me curious and fascinated but I was also frustrated at how ultimately inhumane it is.
There's an attempt to rescue him from being a complete sociopath near the end but to me that was not successful.
I did want to keep reading because the book made me curious and fascinated but I was also frustrated at how ultimately inhumane it is.