tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post3902615654508358638..comments2023-07-08T08:33:50.710+01:00Comments on Speculative Horizons: Book review: The ScarJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-13096860087168155922011-02-26T06:42:49.976+00:002011-02-26T06:42:49.976+00:00I loved this novel; it's something that's ...I loved this novel; it's something that's bound to improve on re-reading, too, due to the complexity. For me I'm not only impressed by the prose and imagination, but it's a very strong political novel (Trotskyist views) without at all being political - having people taking out of their normal context and into a truly equal society - especially poignant when the remade are freed.<br /><a href="http://www.vouchercodes.net/vouchers/direct-line-car-insurance-promotional-code/" rel="nofollow">Direct Line Voucher Codes</a><br /><a href="http://lohncheck.ch" rel="nofollow">lohn</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507149782943466494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-84328907725558480642008-10-07T19:42:00.000+01:002008-10-07T19:42:00.000+01:00See, and I thought Perdido Street Station was one ...See, and I thought Perdido Street Station was one of the best-crafted books I've read in the last ten years, mostly on the strength of his characters.That Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514310999129694443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-11512198914216774492008-10-03T00:02:00.000+01:002008-10-03T00:02:00.000+01:00Mark: I completely agree, Miéville manages to expl...Mark: I completely agree, Miéville manages to explore some strong political themes without it becoming overbearing. And yeah, I forgot to mention the Re-made and the significance of their freedom. Awesome stuff. <BR/><BR/>Thrinidir: Perdido Street Station is definitely the first; Iron Council is the third. Well...like I said, Miéville isn't to everyone's tastes which is fair enough. At least you've bothered to read his work. I just wish more people would! Try The Scar if you get a chance, you might be pleasantly surprised.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-63547439862858526052008-10-02T09:35:00.000+01:002008-10-02T09:35:00.000+01:00"Miéville's writing is sublime; he has a real knac..."Miéville's writing is sublime; he has a real knack for writing baroque prose with poetical flourishes."<BR/><BR/>I agree wholeheartedly on this...but otherwise, Miéville was more miss than a hit for me (I read PSS -- it's actually the third, not the first book -- and I was rather disappointed). With exception from his lush prose and sometimes extravagant world-building (cactus-people seem rather dross to me, but some ideas like Ambassadorship to Hell and The Weaver were really sublime; they don't kick in well into the novel though) I thought his charaters and the story itself (still talking about PSS; I might give The Scar a try, based on your review :)) subpar and boring, alas.<BR/><BR/>Great review though :p.ThRiNiDiRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235487104345529619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-80077763803385349402008-10-01T16:05:00.000+01:002008-10-01T16:05:00.000+01:00I loved this novel; it's something that's bound to...I loved this novel; it's something that's bound to improve on re-reading, too, due to the complexity. For me I'm not only impressed by the prose and imagination, but it's a very strong political novel (Trotskyist views) without at all being political - having people taking out of their normal context and into a truly equal society - especially poignant when the remade are freed.Mark Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829431641572291176noreply@blogger.com