Book Review
Mar. 15th, 2005 11:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariPerdido Street Station
by China Mieville
I could not put this book down. I often lost track of time while reading it. It's fascinating. Mieville writes beautifully and his imagination is astounding. In talking to people about this book, I have found it difficult to describe the plot without making it sound like something it's not (although I'm sure other people might not have this problem). So I'll just briefly describe the bare outlines: the story revolves around Isaac (a mad scientist type) and his artist lover Lin (who is an insectoid being), and it all takes place in New Crobuzon, a gritty, complex, and strange city. Isaac unwittingly plays a key role in unleashing a Lovecraftian menace on the city.
When I first became aware of this book a couple of years ago, I thought I wouldn't like it, that it wouldn't really be my sort of thing. I was wrong. It really is as good as the reviews, blurbs, and award nominations indicated.
by China Mieville
I could not put this book down. I often lost track of time while reading it. It's fascinating. Mieville writes beautifully and his imagination is astounding. In talking to people about this book, I have found it difficult to describe the plot without making it sound like something it's not (although I'm sure other people might not have this problem). So I'll just briefly describe the bare outlines: the story revolves around Isaac (a mad scientist type) and his artist lover Lin (who is an insectoid being), and it all takes place in New Crobuzon, a gritty, complex, and strange city. Isaac unwittingly plays a key role in unleashing a Lovecraftian menace on the city.
When I first became aware of this book a couple of years ago, I thought I wouldn't like it, that it wouldn't really be my sort of thing. I was wrong. It really is as good as the reviews, blurbs, and award nominations indicated.
