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I loved the premise and world building of this story, but some parts dragged. Too much politics.

This is some of the most incredible world building I‘ve ever seen — so utterly original. What I like about it especially is that it‘s all about linguistics. It‘s about discovery, learning, and language. It‘s utterly immersive in that not everything is explained. You have to learn as you go. Words are used that you have to figure out through context, and you can. It‘s so completely alien — a fantastic book that‘s going straight onto my picks shelf

currently reading this!
this is my first sci-fi novel 😂😂
what do you think of it?

This book is a fantastic mix of language, the strange, and some science fiction. I can't recommend it enough. #scifi #sciencefiction

I find this book oddly relevant in these crazy times. It's about language, truth, addiction and propaganda gone wild, all happening in a strange Mieville world. It took me a long time to finish - I'm not really a science fiction fan. Yet the language nerd in me kept being fascinated by this incredibly imaginative take on language. A bit too long, imho, but still worth reading. 4/5 stars.

I struggled to engage on an emotional level with this, but the sheer imagination and ideas that are woven within its construction make it well worth a look.

This book. Uh-mazing. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. China's virtuoso genius flys it's freak flag high in this book. #politicalfiction #photoadaynov16

This tiny little ominous quote has always stayed with me. So simple, so eloquent, so frightening. #24in48 #readathon

Wow. I'm speechless....ironically enough (and I'd also imagine that I'm not the only one to have made that joke about this book!). China is a ridiculously skilful author, to interweave a book about language but in a such a sci-fi/fantasy manner, is something that everyone needs to read! ����������

This one has me so intrigued. Such skilful world building, in such an economical and descriptive way. You don't feel like you're being beaten over the head with THIS WORLD IS DIFFERENT AND I WILL DESCRIBE THIS IN TEDIOUS DETAIL UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND IT.

"It was a slow catastrophe."