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I haven't read Mieville yet, but while I was reading The Works of Vermin, I did wonder if there were similarities. Good to know!
His top two are Perdido Street Station and The Scar. Wasn't crazy about The Iron Council, and UnLunDun felt like an overgrown YA.
Have fun.
He did a comic book called 'Dial H for Hero' which had its moments
Please expand on that.
Since a lot of the book was about radical body modification and a vampire ruled neighborhood I find the lack of context disrubing.
Somehow, I find none of this soothing....
+1 for The City & the City
I tried to watch the TV adaptation and just couldn't deal...
I didn't know there was a TV adaptation, but my day is immediately ruined ☹️
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7205264/
If I had to suffer, then so should you!!!