"Lalith Vipulananthan" > _Perdido Street Station_ is a steampunk fantasy (a term coined by John > Clute) and has a brilliantly imagined setting in the city of New Crobuzon. > My review of it is below. If you want the short version, a member of the > Culture List summed it up with the following: > > Book. China Mi�ville. Epic grimy creature-filled steampunk fantasy/horror > novel. Fabulous.
Counterpoint: "Perdido Street Station" Awful! I haven't had to wade through so much gunk since "Dahlgren." I read it because it was a Hugo nominee and I read all the nominted novels. My worst nightmare is that Mieville's "The Scar" will be nominated and I'll have to read it. I should be open minded, but PSS was drudgery! I will say that he can write, he can show, but cannot tell an interesting story and does not create likeable characters. PSS describes a world bereft of hope. George A _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
