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SmokeAndMirrors · 10-30-2011, 04:05 PM

Un Lun Dun, by China Mieville. He's a fantasy/sci fi writer. This is probably his "lightest" work, as it's a YA novel. But it's still written in a very serious way that's very enjoyable for adults that like a good metaphor and it does contain a bit of violence.

I'm absolutely loving it. It's quite long - knocking on 500 pages and I'm about 58% of the way through according to my KT. But it's still holding my rapt attention.

It does something rare for modern fantasy, which is that it contains good character development and a lot of moving moments. The focus is truly on the plot line and the characters. The fantasy elements are also well-developed, but I like that the story itself is engaging. Your standard fantasy novel would fail to hold my attention for this long.

It's one of those books I can really lose myself in, and as serious as much of the plot is, I still feel like I'm escaping into the mindset of the hopeful and determined main character. I find myself hoping it never ends, and just caries on curiously and inexplicably, much like the rabbit hole world of UnLondon.

10-30-2011, 04:05 PM	#144
SmokeAndMirrors Addict Posts: 280 Karma: 2064388 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: MN, US Device: Kobo Touch, Asus Eee Pad Slider	Un Lun Dun, by China Mieville. He's a fantasy/sci fi writer. This is probably his "lightest" work, as it's a YA novel. But it's still written in a very serious way that's very enjoyable for adults that like a good metaphor and it does contain a bit of violence. I'm absolutely loving it. It's quite long - knocking on 500 pages and I'm about 58% of the way through according to my KT. But it's still holding my rapt attention. It does something rare for modern fantasy, which is that it contains good character development and a lot of moving moments. The focus is truly on the plot line and the characters. The fantasy elements are also well-developed, but I like that the story itself is engaging. Your standard fantasy novel would fail to hold my attention for this long. It's one of those books I can really lose myself in, and as serious as much of the plot is, I still feel like I'm escaping into the mindset of the hopeful and determined main character. I find myself hoping it never ends, and just caries on curiously and inexplicably, much like the rabbit hole world of UnLondon. Last edited by SmokeAndMirrors; 10-30-2011 at 04:13 PM.