Books by China Miéville
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review 1: I give this book 4 stars solely for the authors talent and imagination in his descriptions and creation of this alternate world. This, however, is not a book for me. I do believe that are readers, students who would love to dive into this story, but I was not able to finish it. A...
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review 1: Only China Mieville could write a comic with a hero named Captain Lachrymose - a protagonist who feeds off the sadness of others to become powerful. Great idea with poor results here. An obese Joe Schmo accidentally discovers that he can randomly turn into different weird super h...
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review 1: This intriguing book posits the two cities of Beszel and Ul Qoma. These cities aren't just neighbours, they sit on top of and alongside each other. Some posit a 'Cleavage' in deep history, others a Conjoining, but the origin of the cities is lost in antiquity. What is remarkab...
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review 1: Okay Mieville. I wasn't going to do this after The Scar let me down so horribly, but I gave you another shot. This one... this one I didn't even finish. To be honest, I really just couldn't bring myself to care about all the crap you're tossing in my face. You might have a thousa...
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review 1: The "DC's best book in its new 52 initiative" quote in the cover of Dial H may seem like an exaggeration, Miéville's enrapturing/disturbing words and Santolouco's dynamic and colourful visuals will not let go until you are fully absorbed by this remake of the tale of a mysterious...
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review 1: I rarely read comics, but certain authors will tempt me. I get Alan Moore's and Neil Gaiman's stuff whenever it's available, and an author I love making the transition to the medium is something I'll want to catch up with sooner or later, which is why I recently read both the tr...