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King Rat
by China Mieville
from Tor Books
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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An okay but frustrating first novel 
I came to this on a recommendation from a friend, although in fairness to the friend, it was a recommendation of Mieville generally and not of this book specifically. As things stand, I really don't have a way to evaluate that recommendation. What I can say is that this book is infuriating in a lot of ways. Mieville is undoubtably a talented writer; his sentences are crisp and engaging, his characters are well-drawn, and he is clearly out to create a fantasy book that's about more than swords and sorcery.... more info
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It will gnaw at you!
An amazing premise coupled with pretty good writing for a first novel produced a unique take on the "city beneath the city" sub-genre of fantasy/horror.
Mieville's imagination takes you places you never thought about going and doing what you never thought about doing. Rats, spiders, sewers, rotting food and utter filth are not usually associated with fairy tales. But when you add in the Pied Piper, gore and murder you know for sure you aren't in Kansas.
I'll definitely read more of his books, if... more info
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An Interesting Take on a Childhood Fable 
China Mieville came highly recommended to me ( Thank you, Pop )and King Rat was my first choice of reading from this wonderful author. When an author can take a reader to a world completely unexpected and often terrifying, it makes for a very satisfying page-turner.
The books starts out with Saul Garamond, a rather plain, slightly chubby young man riding the train to his dad's flat in London. Saul and his dad never really had a great father son releationship, but they were respectful of each other.... more info
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The Pied Piper always did seem a bit creepy to me...
Not as dense as Perdido Street Station, The Scar, or Iron Council, but satisfying nonetheless. Imagine the Pied Piper as a psychotic control freak and you have the general idea. Not your average bedtime story, but one that will haunt your imagination for years. There are definitely some gory moments, but Mieville's narrative flows so smoothly that even the bloodiest scene works. Dark and violent with a few intriguing twists.
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