The Scar remains my favorite, because it's got gorgeously detailed, baroque worldbuilding; the dense prose that Miéville can write like no one else; and a big cast of vivid characters with depth and complexity. (I love, well, people in my stories, and characterization is either not Miéville's strength or not something he's all that interested in, I'm not sure which.)
Having said all that, Embassytown is probably my second favorite of Miéville's novels. It beats out Perdido Street Station, which shares a lot of characteristics I love about The Scar, because the second half of PSS is hampered by its "now everyone will run around a lot" plot.
Hmm, it's interesting that the two Miéville books I like best are the ones with female protagonists. This isn't usually the case for me. I think Miéville may do a better job of writing complex and lifelike women than men.
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Date: 2011-10-12 03:02 (UTC)Having said all that, Embassytown is probably my second favorite of Miéville's novels. It beats out Perdido Street Station, which shares a lot of characteristics I love about The Scar, because the second half of PSS is hampered by its "now everyone will run around a lot" plot.
Hmm, it's interesting that the two Miéville books I like best are the ones with female protagonists. This isn't usually the case for me. I think Miéville may do a better job of writing complex and lifelike women than men.