King Rat
King Rat was China Mieville’s debut novel, and goodness, what a way to start! I was lucky enough to be able to dedicate a good portion of one day to reading this treat (train rides to and from New York) and I absolutely devoured it.
I cracked open this book after boarding the train at Baltimore’s Penn Station and I didn’t come up for air until it reached New York. I didn’t finish the book, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it until I finally got back on the train to go home that night. I gobbled up the rest of it on the way back.
To say I enjoyed this book would be a vast understatement. One of my favorite types of story is that which peels away a layer of reality to show the reader the true reality that we ignore (intentionally or otherwise) or are simply incapable of seeing. Mieville grabs a fistful of that top layer, rips it away, and runs with it.
If I have not been clear enough so far, let me be very explicit. Read this book now.
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