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BookishMe
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
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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
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BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
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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

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BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
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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
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BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
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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
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BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
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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

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BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
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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
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BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
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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
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BillBlume
Un Lun Dun | China Miéville
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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
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