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by China Miéville (Goodreads Author)

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I didn't quite get the book blurb. Can someone explain what the book is about without major spoilers? Also, how similar is this to Un Lun Dun, besides it being an alternate reality?

Combeferre The whole book is fairly confusing; honestly the blurb is the most straightforward and understandable part. Not that its a bad book, it's just... odd.…moreThe whole book is fairly confusing; honestly the blurb is the most straightforward and understandable part. Not that its a bad book, it's just... odd. Like the blurb says, it follows a man trying to survive in Paris, 9 years after the detonation of a S(urrealist)-bomb in the center of the city. Nazis, Resistance fighters, and monsters created by the bomb (called manifs) all walk the warped streets. That's pretty much the premise, it's hard to go much further into the plot without spoiling things?

As to similarities to Unlundun, its... not similar at all. This book's waaay darker, and instead of an alternate city, its alternate history- the name New Paris is only used because the S-bomb warps the city so much. I guess you could compare manifs to the weird citizens of Unlundun, but all of the manifs are based on actual Surrealist art/writings from wwii-ish. There's a nice apendix in the back that elaborates on all of them.(less)

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How are people writing reviews? Amazon is telling me availability is next year? This title will be released on February 23, 2017.

Elise I just picked up a hard cover copy from my neighborhood branch of the St. Louis Public Library yesterday (January 14, 2017), so it's definitely out an…moreI just picked up a hard cover copy from my neighborhood branch of the St. Louis Public Library yesterday (January 14, 2017), so it's definitely out and available.(less)

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