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Extremely creative - moves a little slow at first and then turns a tad hectic but overall a very entertaining read. I especially enjoyed how Mieville played with the traditional fantasy-quest theme and had the "sidekick" step up as hero.
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Young Adult Fantasy is pretty far outside the range of my typical reading tastes, but I found that I began to enjoy it almost immediately after Zanna and Deeba arrived in the abcity of UnLunDun. A smelly little milk carton named Curdle that follows you around? I also enjoyed the in-line drawings. I realized just how creative Mieville was when the new-to-UnLunDun words of Bling and Diss became Utterling characters.
I did notice a few concepts that seemed to relate to Mieville's The City & The City ...more
I did notice a few concepts that seemed to relate to Mieville's The City & The City ...more
read this book! China Mielville should have this made into an anime!
Jun 13, 2011
Byron 'Giggsy' Paul
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3.38 stars. Alice-in-Wonderlandish, and possibly more fun for today's modern reader
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Feb 26, 2010
Ellie
marked it as to-read
Apr 06, 2010
Duane Poncy
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genre-fantasy,
genre-young-adult
Apr 29, 2010
Candiss
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Jul 28, 2010
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April Woosley
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Jun 07, 2012
Mosca
marked it as tbr
May 22, 2013
Trinity
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Angela Randall
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