Perdido Street Station

Perdido Street Station is an impressively creative novel. The city of New Crobuzon is such a complex setting that I felt as though I were still learning about its intricacies up through the end of the novel. The city, its structure, its magic and science, its art, its subcultures and its various species and cultures all feel gritty and real. The main characters for the first part of the story, the scientist Isaac and the artist Lin, are well developed and sympathetic. I was most fascinated by the portions about the two of them going about their careers in this fascinating city. Midway through, the novel takes a wild left turn, and I was less engaged with the subsequent story. This section exploded with many new minor characters and subplots, which seemed to slow down the pace with the rising action. I'm still not sure if I'm satisfied with the ending, but this is definitely a novel that I will remember for a long time to come.

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