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A review by strangeeigenfunction
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
I see a lot of comparisons to the Dresden Files, which I cannot provide, being unfamiliar with them. To me this feels something like Jasper Fforde was told to write a Discworld Watch novel but set it in London and include magic and copious historical details. I like it! (especially as someone who has feelings about a totally different river in an entirely different part of the world)
I can, however, definitely see how people could be annoyed by Grant's tendency to be sexually attracted to women at relatively inappropriate times (there's definitely sexism, though I'd stop short of saying the book expresses a notable level of hatred towards women, aside perhaps from the historical Punch & Judy story) and I expect people with only slightly less tolerance for historical details or technobabble might get bored here.
I can, however, definitely see how people could be annoyed by Grant's tendency to be sexually attracted to women at relatively inappropriate times (there's definitely sexism, though I'd stop short of saying the book expresses a notable level of hatred towards women, aside perhaps from the historical Punch & Judy story) and I expect people with only slightly less tolerance for historical details or technobabble might get bored here.
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Excrement