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calypte
Edinburgh

Why I want to consume this — 2 weeks ago

WORTH CONSUMING!

The best bit about a long train journey: chosing a new book to immerse yourself in – and Mieville is totally immersive!

Spoonbridge
Minneapolis

A review of this — 3 weeks ago

After reading this, the last of Mieville’s trio of Bas Lag novels, I have to say I was a bit disappointed. Iron Council is definitely my least favorite of the three, despite (or perhaps because of) being the most overtly political. Perhaps because of the focus on revolution, I felt the characters of this novel were much less interesting then the previous two. Unlike Isaac or Bellis, I never really connected with or identified with Cutter, Ori, Ann Hari or any other person or felt drawn into their conflicts (which I was completely with Perdido Street Station and the Scar). In particular, I felt the character of Judah to be fairly bland and I admit to being a bit bored with him and the whole Iron Council saga that took up a majority of the middle of the novel.
However, Mieville does continue with his unique brand of world building, making the blend of a corrupt industrial-magical society seem not only completely alien but also very real, from the bizarre Cacotopic Stain to the various neighborhoods of New Crobozon.
I also liked that, as in his previous novels, there is a bit of genre blending taking place in Bas Lag, which I find interesting. Perdido Street Station, for instance mixed a lot of horror and some noir into its fantasy while the Scar was very much a swashbuckling adventure story. In Iron Council, there is some definite Western stylings showing up, though the extra genre is a little less evident then in previous Bas Lag stories.
In conclusion, I felt that Iron Council was a bit slow moving with comparatively undeveloped characters, though I enjoyed this last exploration of the world of Bas Lag and particularly, the city of New Crobozon and continues with Mieville’s brand of genre blending.

qatesiurade
Cheyenne

A story about this — 14 weeks ago

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Like Mieville’s other New Crobuzon fiction, this has some high quality prose poetry, a lot of imaginative ideas, offbeat characters, and some stuff that will gross you out. Avoid if you have a weak stomach!

Flesh golems… really?


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