Kraken

4 Ratings: 3.0

A book by China Mieville

British fantasist MieÌüville mashes up cop drama, cults, popular culture, magic, and gods in a Lovecraftian New Weird caper sure to delight fans of Perdido Street Station and The City & the City. When a nine-meter-long dead squid is stolen, … see full wiki

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Author: China Mieville

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Publisher: Del Rey

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review by nateandersen. June 24, 2010

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

One apocalypse is never enough ... an inventive and exhilarating fantasy epic at the ends of the world in underground London

When a gigantic preserved squid goes missing from London's natural history museum, it's obvious this is no ordinary heist. Billy Harrow, the curator who arrived on the scene of the crime and had also been the one to preserve this particular specimen, is questioned by a special police squad, which suspects that the culprit may have been a local underground cult devoted to kraken worship. It turns out they aren't the only ones with the motive and means to perpetrate such an impossible crime, and the … more

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review by cdbaker. July 01, 2010

Kraken: There is a Story Buried Somewhere in this Bloated Novel

I really like China Mieville and have read most (but not all) of his books. But, he is a bit hit or miss for me. Kraken is a bit of a miss. The basic plotline is a giant squid pickled in a jar is stolen from a museum. Billy Harrow, known for his expertise on these odd sea creatures, becomes deeply involved in a netherworld inhabiting London that includes all sorts of fantasia, such as a man who is only a tattoo on someone’s back, … more

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review by snowleopard88. May 30, 2010

Amazing!

China Mieville writes like nobody else. Exceedingly erudite (he has a PhD) he throws many words you've never heard of into this fantastic brew taking place in his London- and London to him is a huge living thing, a great breathing, crouching beast. Windows rattle and bricks speak and of course there's plenty of swirling fog to top everything off. His writing is quirky, he uses highly inventive similes such as "Bits of rubbish shifted in gusts, crawled on the pavement like bottom feeders." London … more

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