Welcome to Litsy!

This is a real Mieville story, even if the cover and the publishing house suggest otherwise. I'd recommend it to people who already know, what the author is up to, because otherwise you might be confused and disappointed.

Well, the reader gets confused anyway. It's still a Mieville after all. So I do need to reread this book, because there's just to much to take in in only one sitting. One might not guess that since it's a such a short book, ⬇

Beautiful in an unexpected way. Brilliant written with tight language and surprising imagery. The allusions are really chilling but clever too. Reminded me a bit of Jim Crace but even better(is that possible?!)

#7days7covers #covercrush
Day 5 or something, I stopped and lost track and started again 🤷

Things came together in the end of this New Weird Mystery novella, but I still had to go back to a few passages to get some clarity. I wasn‘t keen on the MC‘s use of POV3 when referring to himself as a boy (POV1 & POV3 often in the same sentence) nor the lack of clarity for most of the book nor the enigmatic symbolism which smacks close to pretentiousness.

I bought this first-run first edition hardback at the Dollar Store!

As pleased as I am to get a great deal, I would be lying if I said I knew what was going on in this novella. I‘m 60/208 pages in and all I know it that it‘s dark and unsettling and set in a Gaiman-esque other world, possibly post-apocalyptic. A boy *may* have seen one of his parents kill the other?

I‘ve wanted to try something by Miéville for a long time, and thanks to a recommendation...decided to start with this. Haven‘t been able to focus on reading for a few weeks now....mostly due to massive amounts of work related stress, so wish me luck that I‘m able to get into this one.

Intriguing, vague and addictive. A book about trauma, memory, fear, deprivation and abandonment. Most importantly, it's about the construction of one's life narrative and the need to share it.

“The manager of my line told me, You never put anything down except to be read. Every word ever written is written to be read and if some go unread that‘s only chance, failure, they‘re like grubs that die without changing.â€�

#failed #QuotsyMarch18

My first delve in Miéville's work, sinister and interesting prose. It initially feels off, the way the story goes between first and third person, but the disconnected feeling suits.

Ever since I read Un lun dun, I have been wanting to read another book written by Miéville. This grabbed my attention and I can sense some dark disturbing elements in this book.

"There'd been so many of these descents; there are so many ways to go down a hill. I remembered the last but one time, when I ran alone, a weeping mess with death behind me. That earlier me was a stranger child for whom I had care and with whom my patience was strained."

New book + caramel macchiato + blueberry banana scones💖

#FallIntoBooks Day 16: Now this definitely classifies as part of a bonafide #ListLovers community if ever there was one. For serious.

Continuing my reading for the #hugoawards...

Happy Friday, Littens! Here's to hoping I can find some time to start this at work today.

Book haul from Book Outlet came today! Woohoo! Can't wait to read all of these. Which would you read first?

Birthday night surprise visit to the bookstore, part 2: I amazingly limited myself to one book, and then a drink with the boyfriend at the bar at the bookstore. �📚

When your boyfriend surprises you for your birthday by taking you to my favorite bookstore ��

A small selection of books I meant to read in 2016, but didn't get too. At least I have all of this year to read them!
#ReadJanuary #2016BooksYouMissedOutOn

Did I miss something, overlook some subtle detail that answered the questions still swirling around in my head? The worlds created by Mieville are complicated, intricate and utterly absorbing, but not this one.I couldn't get a handle on the parameters here. I wish any of the short stories in Three Moments of an Explosion had been the point of departure for a novella, as those worlds were unique and utterly original.

#TBRtemptation post! Any Miéville fans? I don't know what to make of the summary of this novella, it's rather vague and mysterious, which isn't a bad thing. Intriguing though. A war-torn dystopian world of decimated cities. A boy is left alone on a mountaintop with a deranged parent. A stranger appears out of the quiet with all kinds of numbered records. Like "Bird Box", things are kept purposely vague. Interesting... #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

Calling this a pick, because it's Mieville, and I love most of his stuff, but even after reading I'm still not 100% what it's about. Decent read though.

This was confusing, and I'm feeling ambivalent. I was mesmerised in parts, just to be jolted back out. Some things become clear, or at least less foggy, by the end of the 140p novella, but we are still left guessing about a lot of things. The reveal at the end I had worked out, and what I hadn't worked out was kept hidden. I also felt like the story was ending just as I was starting to see the outline of the world it was set in.

My shortlist for the #readathon this weekend. Definitely reading Gaiman and Mieville, and then it depends what I'll have time for.

I am a fan of China Mieville. He is very good at world-building, and creates vivid images which stay with me. He also has a joy with language, and word play. This novel, although much shorter than his previous books, is a beautifully crafted thing, and dense with images and character.

I'm not sure what just happened. I'm not even sure if I liked it. But it was good.

At least this lunch break won't be boring.

Loved this book when I started it, but quickly had to set it aside as life (and other books) got in the way. The book lost me when I finally was able to read it again. Should I step away and come back to it with fresh eyes? Or bail for well and good?

Book mail that made me run in circles squeeing!

A young boy tries to find a way to escape the life his is forced to live. He can't do it alone. This is a creepy good read.

This is my second Miéville book, and it's not quite what I expected compared to PERDIDO STREET STATION. Where I found PSS colorful and nightmarish, if I had to assign a color here, it would be gray. Here is my library book posed with a wet old chihuahua - he was a real champ after his bath.

This falls into that weird fiction category. Not genre but not not fantastical feeling. A short read that will stick in your mind even if maybe like me you don't totally understand it. Pic from my view when I finished it.

This book was my first Mieville, and while I'm not sure that it's the best example of this author's work - based on what I've been told - it was pretty damn interesting. It was dark, twisted, and just real enough to be deeply disturbing. In my book, that's not a bad thing. (Audio)

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon #3: China Miéville is the BEST. This was set in a world that was slightly off kilter. So strange and atmospheric and creepy. Great, quick read for tonight!

China rocks! This little book is chock-full of atmosphere.