Looking for Jake: Stories by China Miéville

Looking for Jake: Stories

New Crobuzon

China Miéville

320 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror short stories adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
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This collection is ideal for readers who enjoy darkly imaginative, genre-blending tales that explore the eerie undercurrents of urban life through a lens of surreal horror and intricate world-building.

Description

"Mi ville moves effortlessly into the first division of those who use the tools and weapons of the fantastic to define and create the fiction of the coming century."--Neil Gaiman What William Gibson did for science fiction, China Mi ville has don...

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Community Reviews

3.79
based on 820 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 96%

dark: 92%

tense: 40%

adventurous: 36%

challenging: 28%

reflective: 24%

funny: 8%

emotional: 4%

hopeful: 4%

inspiring: 4%

Pace

20% of readers chose fast
70% of readers chose medium
8% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

35% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
5% of readers chose Character
10% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

10% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
30% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

26% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
21% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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