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One of 3 books by Mieville he said in October 2016 he would bring to his grave.
Starts adventurous, a chase and a seeking. A band of characters of different walks bound together by shared purpose.
Then the origin story of a golem maker in the swamps, his personal revelations turned worldly, turned epic and grand.
Then fiercely political.
Characters carry personal motivations, not chosen by the story.
Language is poetic and vertiginous as we've come to expect from China.
If you can pardon the les ...more
Starts adventurous, a chase and a seeking. A band of characters of different walks bound together by shared purpose.
Then the origin story of a golem maker in the swamps, his personal revelations turned worldly, turned epic and grand.
Then fiercely political.
Characters carry personal motivations, not chosen by the story.
Language is poetic and vertiginous as we've come to expect from China.
If you can pardon the les ...more
