http://www.mmcgrath.co.uk/archives/308 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:24:29 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.mmcgrath.co.uk/archives/308/comment-page-1#comment-395 Wm Morris Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:31:19 +0000 http://www.mmcgrath.co.uk/?p=308#comment-395 I completely agree. The previous books had their moments, but they're ponderous, and the political creeps in a bit too much, and at points Mieville strains the patience of the reader all so he can show how clever he is. The City & the City manages to compress his strengths in to an excellent format without going the overly-meta-fictional way of Paul Auster. I completely agree. The previous books had their moments, but they’re ponderous, and the political creeps in a bit too much, and at points Mieville strains the patience of the reader all so he can show how clever he is. The City & the City manages to compress his strengths in to an excellent format without going the overly-meta-fictional way of Paul Auster.

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