The Scar, meanwhile, is a whole different kind of book. In short, I think PSS is a wonderful book, for about the first 844 pages (its 866 long ). The storyline itself is wonderful too, the tension Mieville builds up towards the end and the supporting cast is one of the best ever - The Weaver is unparralelled in any book I've read, and the Machine Council (or whatever its called) isn't too far behind Add to this the Moths, the Handlingers, Jack Half-a-prayer, all the human characters, the diplomat of Hell. Maybe I should read it for the third time some time and see if it improves.Īnd Mieville's writing style is certainly well suited to a location such as New Crubozon, he generates a great feeling of claustrophobia, and has obviously done a lot of detailed back-work into the city before writing the book, its shown by all the little details he pops in every now and again that lift it above the rest. And I freely admit that I'm pretty much the only person to hate the ending. PSS is certainly a masterpiece in almost every sense of the world.
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