The City & The City Audiobook

" I was a little confused at first, but as the story unfolded everything became clearer. Interesting concept, fast read. "

" Compared often to Dick, Chandler or even Kafka, this is refreshingly ambitious fantasy book. However his divided city as portrayal of human niches is too allegorical, not metaphorical enough to support reader's imagination. Due to lack of content, we simply have murder-mystery book, where author breaks genre cliches to stress its failed to deliver substance. So in the end the book also fails to deliver as genre reading. "

" The first sci fi book I've read in years. And I raced through it. A good detective story in its own right but add the conceit of its mythic eastern European location and dual city conflict intrigue and it becomes even better. "

" It was a very interesting premise, but it just never really sucked me in and made me want to read it. As a result it took me a long time to get through, which probably made the problem worse... "

" Great idea, but not worth so many pages. "

" I only read Embassytown by China Mieville before, so I was expecting a SciFi here. But it sure didn't look like one in the beginning! But the pace picked up at Chapter 4. Still so many unanswered questions at the end, even though those questions seem pointless at this point. "

" Nope, not for me. China's worst so far in my opinion of corse. "

" This was a departure from China's usual "New Weird" fantasy, but still an awesome book with a gripping plot and a brilliant, unique setting. the central mystery was solved but Mieville leaves the reader with a lot to think about. I'm still thinking about it... "

" China does a solid noir here but he's best read in full color! "

" Mieville weaves murder, intrigue, and bizarre social boundaries. Skilled prose, a fascinatingly implausible concept, and good twists frame a tale not-quite-SF but definitely "weird fiction. "

" A good read. Almost never boring and it was fun to figure out. "

" Just finished The City and the City by China Mieville and have to say its one of the most thought provoking books I've read in the past few years (followed closely by Embassytown.) Take quantum physics and the "spiritual thrillers" of Charles Williams, add a dash of Dashiel.. and enjoy! "

" Interesting sci-fi police procedural which inspires good discussion about modern society. "

" Excellent. Well written, adhering (rather cleverly Mr Mieville) to the conventions of two genres and providing much thought-povoking fodder. "

" This is the best book I've read in awhile. I loved it. "

" Great read, good plot in an interesting setting. Would of liked the ending to be a little less predictable. "

" This was such an interesting concept for a novel but the middle really dragged. "

" The description of this story didn't appeal to me, but I unexpectedly thoroughly enjoyed it. Though it is of course very different, it was made more powerful to me by my recent travels in Jerusalem. "

" Meh. Not his best. Not bad by any means but The Scar and Perdido Street Station meant that my expectations were extraordinarily high. Still worth a read though. "