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[nonionay]

I just finished The Scar, by China Miéville. I think I like it even better than Perdido Street Station. Maybe because the prose is a little less verbose (he only used "vertiginous" and "salubrious" once each!) Maybe because it's about political manipulations. Maybe just because it's got a vampire. :-)

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[pussinboots.livejournal.com]

That one looks more interesting to me, but I haven't finished the first one even, so we'll see. The Scar is sitting on my shelf upstairs, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet.

[criada.livejournal.com]

The Scar is completely self-contained. Bellis initial motivations are tied to Perdido Street Station, but she doesn't know why or what the hell happened. She just knows Isaac did something, and now she has to get the hell out of town.

[shadesofmauve]

What about "Lascivious"? I think that must be one of his favorites. I loved Perdido Street Station, but frequently felt like I was drowning in adjectives.

[criada.livejournal.com]

No lascivious! I think. There were bits I kind of skimmed. He still likes to describe things a lot. Mostly ships.