vlibs rated The City & the City: 4 stars

The City & the City by China Miéville
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to …
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When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to …
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to …
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to …
“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of murder and cannibalism while also …
“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of murder and cannibalism while also …
Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic …
Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic …
This could have been half as long and probably just as bad if not slightly better. The author telegraphs everything so there’s no real mystery to how things are going to progress or end. Terrible flowery language that just gets repeated chapter after chapter. Save your time and skip it
"A masterly book" --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan "A classic" --Simon Kuper, Financial Times
In the spirit …
Written as an academic study with graphs to prove its thesis and individual governing laws, this book is a quick and highly entertaining read! So easy to remember I’m sure I’ll be pulling this out in conversation for a long time
"A masterly book" --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan "A classic" --Simon Kuper, Financial Times
In the spirit …