Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Un Lun Dun (Turtleback School & Library)
Un Lun Dun (Turtleback School & Library) | China Miéville
For use in schools and libraries only. Stumbling into an alternate funhouse version of her home city, twelve-year-old Londoner Deeba finds herself trapped in a world of killer giraffes, animated umbrellas, ghost children, and flying double-decker buses and menaced by a choking black smog, and is forced to take on the role of unlikely savior to prevent utter destruction.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
blurb
Libby1
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

I‘m still trying to teach Scully cat not to chew on my books.

#CatsOfLitsy

BookmarkTavern If you ever figure that out, you‘d probably make a mint on a how to book. I‘d buy one. 😂😂😂 3y
Libby1 @ozma.of.oz 😊â¤ï¸ðŸ˜»ðŸ§›ðŸ»â€â™€ï¸ 3y
vivastory I really liked this book 3y
Libby1 @vivastory - that‘s good to know. I went to my TBR bookcase, closed my eyes, and just picked a book. I‘ve never selected my next book this way. 3y
52 likes4 comments
review
claudiuo
post image
Pickpick

I was able to finish in the last week 2 more books: White Nights by Ann Cleeves (another excellent book in the Shetland series) and the tagged one that I simply loved.
Everything I ever read by China Mieville was great but this time he really amazed me with his imagination. The UnLunDun world is simply awesome, the characters are so great and “alive“. One of those books that one really hopes it will have a sequel.
Both books are picks for me!

claudiuo @TheAromaOfBooks With these 2 books I was able to finish a #BookSpinBingo for January. Only one #BookSpin this month but really happy about the bingo. (edited) 4y
claudiuo @bookishmarginalia 2 more books for my #LitsyAtoZ Thanks again for hosting this! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Great mont!! 4y
17 likes3 comments
blurb
Bibliogeekery
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

I'm revisiting this gem with my nieces in our book club (online now, due to covid)

quote
GatheringBooks
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image
EadieB Love 💕 that picture and quote! Thanks! 4y
38 likes1 comment
blurb
SconsinBookyBadger
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

Technically Un Lun Dun been on my tbr for 10+ years, but I think in tbr years it adds up to forever.

@MrBook #ReadWithMrBook #OnTBRForever

#readingcompanion #catsoflitsy

blurb
broughtyoubooks
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

Got these at my latest bookfest run. Going again tomorrow, but was happiest to find a couple China Mieville and Jeanette Winterson books.

HannaPolkadots Half Of A Yellow Sun is really great! Adichie is one of my favorite contemporary authors ⤠5y
55 likes1 comment
blurb
Carolyn11215
post image

Good reading month in Oct. My faves were Un Lun Dun (so creative, such amazing wordplay) and All Systems Red (Snarky A.I. with social anxiety disorder). Not a disappointment in the bunch!

review
Carolyn11215
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image
Pickpick

Amazingly clever 5 â­ï¸ read. As one reviewer wrote, if Alice in Wonderland and Neil Gaiman‘s Neverwhere had a baby, this book would be the result. An “unchosen†girl hero travels to UnLondon where she outsmarts dangerous beings like Black Windows in Webminster Abbey and, with a group of new friends, fights to protect the quirky residents of UnLondon, an upside down version of London, from a vicious sentient smog that destroys all in its path.

review
rkeo
post image
Panpan

Too fantastical. I felt like the author was trying to one-up himself constantly, challenging himself to make the next event/character more over-the-top than the last. It was almost as if he had a thousand ideas for different books that he rolled together into one hot mess. Despite my negative feelings while reading, I found myself wishing it had been around when I was 10/11. I would have loved it and the entire crazy world the author created.

10 likes1 stack add
review
frenky_muller
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
Pickpick

You don't need to be the Chosen One. You can be the Hero just because you want it )

“Tell me something I don't know,“ said Deeba. “You're talking to the Unchosen One.“
“Yeah, but where's the skill in being a hero if you were always destined to do it?“ said Hemi.

review
Dragon
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image
Pickpick

I‘ve been reading this book during my lunch breaks at work. A YA fantasy set in an alternate London. This is a very imaginative fantasy adventure. Two teenage girls stumble from London into UnLondon , meeting a very eclectic mix of characters. I‘m not the target audience so the beginning was slow for me, but the adventure really picked up in the middle. I‘m wavering between a pick and a so-so. Its cool glossary and great imagery convinced mðŸ‘ðŸ‘

51 likes2 stack adds
review
tessavi
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image
Mehso-so

The first book I finished in 2019. Loved the world building and the drawings, but the story was so-so.

65 likes1 stack add
review
CSeydel
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image
Pickpick

Continuing my catch-up reviews. This book was fantastic! It took me a little while to get into it - I kept feeling like it was just a little too impressed with its own cleverness - but once the story hooked me, I really enjoyed it. A very original take on the “chosen one/fish out of water†genre. Some have complained about it having a heavy-handed message, but I just didn‘t see it — and I‘m highly averse to that sort of thing. Fun and engaging.

vivastory I really liked this one. I recently read Kraken. One of the wildest (& best) I've read all year. 6y
CSeydel @vivastory I‘ll check it out! This was my first Miéville, and I look forward to reading more of his. (edited) 6y
LazyDays "A little to impressed with it's own Cleverness" ? that made me laugh! 6y
77 likes2 stack adds4 comments
blurb
GrilledCheeseSamurai
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

#AprilBookishMadness #ChildProtagonist
@maich

A modern Alice in Wonderland like story that I liked very much. So much whimsy and charm with a darkness lurking just below the surface. 🤘

review
Litmajorz
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
Pickpick

Quirky urban fantasy, good for young fantasy lovers and radical adults

review
Moray_Reads
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image
Pickpick

I'm continuing my run of brilliant children's/YA lit. This was a re-read of a witty, exuberant story about the abcity of UnLondon. Miéville revels in twisting tropes and he can find a pun in almost everything. His world manages to be silly and charming without losing the darkness and the plain weirdness that are his hallmarks. Carnivorous giraffes, Parisn't, smoglodytes, Bookaneers, Manifest Station, it's all glorious.

vivastory Having a hard time deciding between this and Kraken for my next Mieville 7y
Moray_Reads @vivastory this is lighter and more fun as you might expect but Kraken was my first Miéville and I loved it. Still mean to re-read it. They're both brilliant! 7y
vivastory Might read this one. I have two others that are must read for the week & I'm intrigued by your mention of bookaneers 7y
44 likes3 stack adds3 comments
blurb
KtheBookwyrm
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

Made a little pit stop while out buying apartment things yesterday.

9 likes1 stack add
blurb
Brie
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image
BarbaraBB 😠7y
RealLifeReading Oooh so pretty 7y
Soubhiville Love! 7y
emilyhaldi So pretty! ðŸ‚ðŸðŸŒ¾ 7y
76 likes4 comments
blurb
Bookbeez
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

My book shopping buddy. She naps, mama shops for all the books. #usedbooks #bookishbabies

Megabooks ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ’•ðŸ’• 7y
Robothugs So precious! 💕 7y
Redwritinghood ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ 7y
AiBBot I loved Un Lun Dun. I wish my kids were still small when it came out so I could have read it out loud with them. Enjoy. 7y
37 likes1 stack add4 comments
blurb
Moray_Reads
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

Maybe not #LondonCalling but how about UnLondon? A fun YA urban fantasy about what it means to NOT be the Chosen One. Plus some crazy illustrations from the man himself #rockinmay

Cinfhen Sounds wonderful 💗😊 7y
48 likes2 stack adds1 comment
blurb
Soubhiville
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

#LondonCalling
This is a dark and fun book with a very Alice in Wonderland feel. A quest through another dimension of London- Un Lun Dun! #recommendsday. #rockinmay

monalyisha I love this book. 💖😊 7y
Foragingfantasy Is this Neverwhere-ish? 7y
Lindy This was my first Mieville. I went on to many more. â¤ï¸ 7y
See All 7 Comments
Cinfhen Such an awesome title 😂😂I haven't read Mieville but I know his books are meant to be brilliant 7y
monkeygirlsmama I either read this and can't remember it or have had it on my list of books I want to read for YEARS. Either way, I'm adding his to my stack. 7y
ElizabethAndino Just got my mom "three moments of an explosion" for Mother's Day. This one looks really good! 7y
Soubhiville @Foragingfantasy it's a little Neverwhere-ish, except I think a little lighter, and the main character is a kid. 7y
71 likes5 stack adds7 comments
review
BookishMe
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image
Pickpick

#35BookParty 1
The #eBook that convinced me that the format need not stop me from reading. This title was not available at the library and then #overdrive came to my rescue (once again! ;))

What an adventure this was! #unlundun #london

Librarybelle Awesome! 8y
5 likes1 comment
blurb
gossamerchild
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

When it's sunny and warm (ish) and you live in #madison, you go to the Terrace for beer and books. Love this weather! #amreading

Moray_Reads This one is so much fun 8y
gossamerchild @Moray_Reads it's gloriously weird. 8y
Moray_Reads Two words that totally encapsulate Miéville's work! 😉 8y
34 likes3 comments
review
BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image
Pickpick

Just finished reading Un Lun Dun, and I loved a lot about it. The concept of the "Unchosen One" and twisting so many fantasy tropes makes it refreshing. I just wish it had been a little shorter. By the time it hit the three-quarters mark, I was ready for it to be over. Deeba is a great hero, though. Loved her!

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1842354359

#UnLunDun #ChinaMieville #London #fantasy

26 likes2 stack adds
blurb
BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

Um... I can't decide if China is being overly clever with the name for the "car boats." I mean, even the main character can't pronounce it. Part of me thinks it's China poking fun at unpronounceable names in fantasy, given how much of this book is a big twist on the fantasy cliches of "Chosen One" stories, but still... #UnLunDun #ChinaMieville #fantasy #SayWhut???

BiblioNyan It probably is him poking fun. He tends to pick apart certain popular tropes that way in his books. 8y
19 likes1 comment
quote
BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

If I have a mild gripe, it would be how China will sometimes end a chapter in mid-sentence and then finish the sentence at the start of the next chapter. It felt clever and creative the first time, but I think he's overused it. Perhaps it wouldn't be as big a deal if I was reading a hardback or paperback, but in the ebook, it's frustrating since I can't see the pages side-by-side. #Tricksy #UnLunDun #ChinaMieville #fantasy #London #UnLondon

GypsyKat That would bug me, too. 8y
moranadatter Wow! That could be super annoying in an audiobook. 8y
16 likes2 comments
blurb
BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

About halfway through Un Lun Dun, I don't know that I ever want to go near a broken umbrella (aka "unbrella") again. It's like Steven Moffat's Weeping Angels and the Vashta Nerada. Thanks, China. Thanks a lot. #fantasy #UnLunDun #ChinaMieville #unbrella #umbrella #London #DoctorWho #StevenMoffat #WeepingAngels #VashtaNerada #creepyshyte

blurb
BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

I'm a fifth of the way through Un Lun Dun, and one of my favorite characters so far hasn't a single line of dialogue. China makes the milk carton Curdle as cute as a puppy (but even Curdle can't match my dog Wicket for cuteness...just sayin').

#MilkCartonsOfLitsy #DogsOfLitsy #fantasy #ChinaMiéville #UnLunDun #London #WicketsWorld #GotMilk

Vexingcircumstance Your dog is so cute! 8y
BillBlume @Vexingcircumstance, thanks! We love our little furball. 8y
25 likes2 comments
quote
BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

As a dog person, I love China Miéville's blatant dis of the cat kingdom. Of course, my nickname is Wildcat, so...hmmmm... #cats #catsoflitsy #dogsrule #disinformation #UnLunDun #ChinaMieville #fantasy

BiblioNyan Omg the cat lady in me is screaming hahaha. But that is funny nonetheless. 😆😆 8y
BorghalRantipole I am all about that cat lyfe so naturally I was utterly scandalized upon reading that... Until I remembered that my cat has, on more than one occasion, accidentally jumped into the wash while it was running. 8y
BillBlume @Bibli0.Nyan & @BorghalRantipole, both of your comments just gave me a big laugh. 😹😹 8y
20 likes3 comments
blurb
gossamerchild
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

Hmm, this really gives nothing away, but is intriguing. #firstlineofcurrentread #aprilbookshowers @RealLifeReading

RealLifeReading Haha that is non descriptively intriguing 8y
30 likes1 comment
blurb
BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

Having finished Overturned by Lamar Giles, I'm ahead of schedule for the Eclectic Readers Podcast MadLibs Reading Challenge. Up next for me is going to be Un Lun Dun by China Miéville. This will be the first time I've read anything by Miéville, so I'm excited to see how this turns out.

#fantasy #chinamieville #chinamiéville #UnLunDun #ERMadLibs

BookishMe Un lun dun was a Fun read! 8y
23 likes2 stack adds1 comment
blurb
gossamerchild
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

The perk to being jet lagged is that I've​ been waking up before my alarm, which makes for a leisurely morning. And I'm not a morning person, so it's kind of nice. Has anyone read this children's book by Miéville? It's so bizarre. Reminds me very much of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, but WAY creepier.

26 likes1 stack add
blurb
annisa_anggiana
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

This book is interesting from the very beginning.. ðŸ˜

3 likes1 stack add
blurb
Sarah83
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

Und das wöchentliche Büchershopping ðŸ˜

The weekly book haul ðŸ˜

Sue Nice stack! 8y
21 likes1 stack add1 comment
review
BorghalRantipole
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image
Pickpick

Pictured: Deeba Resham

Whimsically dark, delightfully subversive, and utterly clever. I tore through this book with the kind of rapt wonder that one seldom feels reading as an adult... Which, I believe, is probably the highest complement that anyone can afford a "children's" book.

blurb
thebeercolonel
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

A fantastic romp of a gloriously off kilter YAish urban fantasy and obviously CM is bae R squared.

blurb
Bibliogeekery
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

Here are a few of my other worldly favourites! #booktober #outofthisworld @RealLifeReading

RanaElizabeth Yeeeeees to all of these. 8y
BookishFeminist Octavia's Brood! Love it! It was a selection for one of my book clubs last month. 8y
75 likes1 stack add2 comments
blurb
JustTrish
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

My pick for #fullofadventure London through the looking glass. Everything is alive and carniverous giraffes stalk the streets. And you'll never look at umbrellas the same again 😠#booktober

RanaElizabeth Great pick, Bas Lag would also be a wild adventure in Mieville's writing. 8y
JustTrish Yes @RanaElizabeth ! Most of his writing is pretty adventurous. - but this one is so fun! 8y
30 likes4 stack adds2 comments
blurb
JessReads
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
post image

Did you know that China Miéville wrote a middle-grade novel that has been compared to THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH and ALICE IN WONDERLAND?! I didn't! I'm really excited to start this one.

SGJ Had no idea. Thanks. 9y
11 likes4 stack adds1 comment