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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
The Rat King versus the Pied Piper in mondern-day London. Sort of. Anyway, it is *good*. Miéville was recommended to me by my friend Amy. Thanks Amy!
King Rat hooked me hard in the beginning. I loved the whole idea, the DnB love, the dirty grimey London, King Rat's cockney speech. It just couldn't keep up the magic to make me want to continue reading more than just to finish. I will be looking for more of China's stuff though.
This is a 2.5 for Mieville. Which is like me rating my favourite sweets 2.5/5. To continue to analysis its like, ive bought a bag of starbursts and its all orange and lime. Im still happy, its starbursts for god sakes, but its the worst of the bunch yanno?
Merveilleux premier roman d’un des meilleurs auteurs de weird fiction! Le Roi des Rats de China Miéville (The City and The City, Perdido Street Station) nous emmène dans l’histoire de Saul Garamond, accusé à tort d’avoir assassiné son père. Il rencontre en prison le Roi des Rats qui l’emmènera dans son royaume des égoûts de Londres, pour préparer une guerre contre un joueur de flûte meurtrier.
Ce mélange habile de thriller et de fantasy urbaine sous fond de musique drum’n’bass, illustre parfaitement bien le Londres moderne mystique et la grande maitrise de China Miéville d’entremêler les genres et langages marginaux.
C’est un auteur que je tiens définitivement en haute estime et que j’ai hâte de lire le reste de sa bibliographie!
Si vous aimez l’univers lovecraftien avec une touche de magie noire, bizarre et crasseuse, cela devrait vous plaire !
Ce mélange habile de thriller et de fantasy urbaine sous fond de musique drum’n’bass, illustre parfaitement bien le Londres moderne mystique et la grande maitrise de China Miéville d’entremêler les genres et langages marginaux.
C’est un auteur que je tiens définitivement en haute estime et que j’ai hâte de lire le reste de sa bibliographie!
Si vous aimez l’univers lovecraftien avec une touche de magie noire, bizarre et crasseuse, cela devrait vous plaire !
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault
Saúl es sospechoso del asesinato de su padre cuando un ser viene a abrirle la puerta de la celda y de todo un mundo nuevo, un mundo donde hay gente que busca su pellejo como trofeo.
Oscuro, intrigante y dinámico. Me ha gustado mucho este retelling o esta ampliación/ actualización de un clásico. No soy admirador de la música por lo que muchas de las referencias sobre este tema se me habrán pasado, con todo encuentro genial la obra.
Oscuro, intrigante y dinámico. Me ha gustado mucho este retelling o esta ampliación/ actualización de un clásico. No soy admirador de la música por lo que muchas de las referencias sobre este tema se me habrán pasado, con todo encuentro genial la obra.
King Rat is China Miéville's first novel, and it's simpler than any of his books I've read so far. Simpler, different, but not poorer in any way. You can see everything here: his master storytelling skills, his unique way of guiding a story forth, his ideologies and beliefs stripped bare before the reader. I believe I would have liked this book more if it were my first Miéville, but yes, I liked it nonetheless. I just wish I had seen more of King Rat's world. I want to meet Queen Bitch and the Lord of the Flies, I wanna know if the spiders found a new ruler. I like it when stories leave me like this: wanting more.
ще одне лондонське підземне фентезі, правда, зліше за гейманове "neverwhere", а стиль не такий приємний. але почитати ще що-небудь із м'євіля все одно хочеться.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
This book was everything I wanted it to be and more.
After reading Kraken, I was so excited to read more China. Although I still look forward to reading them, Perdido Street Station and The City & The City were just not scratching the itch I needed. I missed my Goss, and I definitely got him with this one.
This was China’s first published novel, and it does show. However, even in that context this book is still such a treat to read. The characters were genuine, the adventure and world was fun to roll around in, and the plot was like a super fun rollercoaster climax.
I definitely dusted off some old drum and bass favourites (mainly Limewax) during the second half, and highly recommend you do the same if you’re into that kind of thing.
After reading Kraken, I was so excited to read more China. Although I still look forward to reading them, Perdido Street Station and The City & The City were just not scratching the itch I needed. I missed my Goss, and I definitely got him with this one.
This was China’s first published novel, and it does show. However, even in that context this book is still such a treat to read. The characters were genuine, the adventure and world was fun to roll around in, and the plot was like a super fun rollercoaster climax.
I definitely dusted off some old drum and bass favourites (mainly Limewax) during the second half, and highly recommend you do the same if you’re into that kind of thing.