Comments on: Un Lun Dun by Chine Mieville http://www.bookshopgirl.net/2007/07/03/un-lun-dun-by-chine-mieville/ Llew's Reviews Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:35:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: pizzocalabro http://www.bookshopgirl.net/2007/07/03/un-lun-dun-by-chine-mieville/comment-page-1/#comment-44 pizzocalabro Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:40:39 +0000 http://www.bookshopgirl.net/2007/07/03/un-lun-dun-by-chine-mieville/#comment-44 "I wonder if all of Mieville’s work is like this." The answer to this is yes. Or, more precisely, no. But maybe. I love Miéville, but I wasn't wild about this book – it's a fairly fun read, but (or maybe therefore) it's unlike anything else he has written. His adult novels are gritty, uncompromising, and often gloriously painful to read. They are also engrossing, mind-blowing and jaw-droppingly imaginative. At least, that's my contradictory take on them. “I wonder if all of Mieville’s work is like this.”

The answer to this is yes. Or, more precisely, no. But maybe.

I love Miéville, but I wasn’t wild about this book – it’s a fairly fun read, but (or maybe therefore) it’s unlike anything else he has written. His adult novels are gritty, uncompromising, and often gloriously painful to read. They are also engrossing, mind-blowing and jaw-droppingly imaginative. At least, that’s my contradictory take on them.

]]> By: The Book Swede http://www.bookshopgirl.net/2007/07/03/un-lun-dun-by-chine-mieville/comment-page-1/#comment-41 The Book Swede Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:19:09 +0000 http://www.bookshopgirl.net/2007/07/03/un-lun-dun-by-chine-mieville/#comment-41 Interesting review. I have added your review to my blogroll on my new blog :) It was on bookiemonster that I found your site! Interesting review. I have added your review to my blogroll on my new blog :) It was on bookiemonster that I found your site!

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