I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The language is rich and strange (and still highly readable). I'm not a audiobook fan, but I suspect this is a great candidate for that. It is YA, in that the viewpoint is from a young person, but I never—in the least—felt talked-down to. There's a lovely, chewy complexity in puzzling out the invented world. As I read, I marked passages to refer to when I discussed with my book group (and I rarely do that). Some I marked because they answered a question; others because they were so lovely, or funny. Miéville has a blast, going meta with Moby Dick, Kidnapped and Treasure Island, and also simply addressing the reader.

Highly recommended.