A review by hannah8ball
Embassytown by China Miéville
4.0
Until about 20% of the way into this book, I felt really overwhelmed with the world. Mieville uses plenty of world-related jargon and slang that apparently everyone in this world would know, but that the narrator doesn't actually take time to explain or even use alternate words to help improve understanding. I very nearly gave up on the book.
However, I'm so glad I stuck with it! As a lover of language and philosophy and philosophy of language, this book had me humming. So many interesting ideas put into play. And eventually you start caring about the characters and their place in the world. By the end, I was staying up late to read more, which is a good sign.
I would definitely read more written in this world, but I'm not 100% sold on this author yet.
However, I'm so glad I stuck with it! As a lover of language and philosophy and philosophy of language, this book had me humming. So many interesting ideas put into play. And eventually you start caring about the characters and their place in the world. By the end, I was staying up late to read more, which is a good sign.
I would definitely read more written in this world, but I'm not 100% sold on this author yet.