A review by lunarstrudel
The Book of Elsewhere by China Miéville, Keanu Reeves

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I'm not sure what I just read honestly. I read the comics and enjoyed them, I've read a little bit of China Mieville and enjoyed that. If there wasn't such a long wait at the library I probably would have dnfed this at 15-20%, but I didn't want to go through the loooong hold line again so my curiousity about it won out. Anyways, I finished it and I think I followed most of the plot but I'm still not really sure wtf this book is trying to say. It was very confusing and sometimes felt deliberately so. I had a hard time listening to some of the more gorey scenes and kinda skimmed them; that may have hindered me more than I thought. Idk. 

Audiobook version was good, I could speed up to 1.5, sometimes 1.75 depending on the narrator.  Just an FYI for fellow speed freaks.
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