Un Lun Dun by China Mieville

[snugglekitty]

I was thrilled to read about this book. I have been hearing great things about Mieville for a long time, but folks who know me well have also cautioned me that I might find his books upsetting. This new book, however, was written for young readers, so I hoped that it wouldn't contain anything too distressing to me. My hopes were fulfilled.

This book was just so darned good. It was really creative and original, which is tough to do with YA fantasy in a post-Harry-Potter world. It has a lot of plays on words, but not in an annoying way (and this is coming from someone who normally doesn't like puns!). I loved the characters, and I loved the way UnLondon is portrayed. Really top-notch. I hope Mieville will write more books like this. Five stars. Wonderful.

Comments

[coraline]

huh, cool, since i've had the same issues with his books... i've requested this and i will be curious to see if this addresses my issues too.

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

I'm curious, too! Let me know what you think of it. :)