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challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This was one of the most confusing books I've ever read, and not in a good, make-you-think kind of way. Many times there were just random words jumbled together and the meaning was absolutely lost. I felt like I no longer knew the English language. For example, if you can translate these sentences, I don't believe you: "Channeling current through that cool hypercharged elixir. Sluicing into meticulously reconstituted veins harvested blood. Pushing the whole into a quantum-catalytic state by the cajoling of incompossible wave-particle interactions, according to the arcana of Unutology."
The MC is so edgy and is the stereotypical depressed badass - super boring to read. The mystery seemed at least interesting enough at first, but it devolved into a nonsensical discussion of life and death that had zero payoff in the end. I would definitely not read this book again. I've never read any other China Miéville books before, but this was not a good start for me.
The MC is so edgy and is the stereotypical depressed badass - super boring to read. The mystery seemed at least interesting enough at first, but it devolved into a nonsensical discussion of life and death that had zero payoff in the end. I would definitely not read this book again. I've never read any other China Miéville books before, but this was not a good start for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Suicide, and War
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage