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powells published on Mon, 6 Sep 2010
12 Reviews
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I'm really ambivalent about this intriguing effort of Mieville. The story line is a trifle slow, but the writing and characterization is richly textured and beautiful.
It's more - a work of art. Mieville engages you, makes you really interact with his novel, challenges you as a reader, and l ... (continue)
guaddess said on Aug 3, 2007 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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Really Weird Stuff
I'll try to write this review in English, even though it's not my native language. Perdido Street Station is the best fantasy novel I have read in a very long time, if not ever. And it is made of really, really weird stuff. Forget elves, dwarfs and all the standard Tolkien cliches, there is none of ... (continue)
Vatara said on Sep 22, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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Ordunque, ce l'ho fatta. E' stata dura, lo ammetto, ma sono riuscita a finirlo.
Comincio con il dire, che ho deciso di comprare il libro, dopo aver letto la copertina. Peccato che la copertina era sbagliata e si riferisse al terzo volume della trilogia.
Melville di fantasia ne ha da vendere e mass ... (continue)ananke said on Feb 7, 2012 about the Others edition | Add your feedback
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MagicamenteMe said on Jan 23, 2012 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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Non riesco a levarmi dalla testa l'idea che Mieville sarebbe un bravissimo scrittore di manuali di giochi di ruolo, un ottimo creatore d'ambientazioni fantastiche.
Come scrittore di romanzi lo trovo invece leggermente mediocre: fin troppi personaggi accatastati alla rinfusa, dialoghi ricchi di pes ... (continue)Coscienza Zeno said on Jan 5, 2012 about the Others edition | Add your feedback
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Perdido Street Station
This book blew my mind. For someone who has spent much of their life reading bog standard fantasy, this was a real eye-opener. The book shows a vast imagination in linking typical fantasy and horror tropes with a modern urban sensibility. On one level, you just think wow, what has Mieville create ... (continue)
Andy said on Dec 13, 2009 | Add your feedback
Book Details
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- English Books
- Paperback 880 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0330392891
- ISBN-13: 9780330392891
- Publisher: Tor
- Pub date: Feb 23, 2001
- Dimensions: 1161 mm x 710 mm x 323 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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Perdido Street Station
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