stephen ryner jr. 🦉 on Nostr: strongly agree. Miéville has written brilliant stuff, I’ve read Perdido Street ...

strongly agree. Miéville has written brilliant stuff, I’ve read Perdido Street Station two or three times. This is not it. If you want an invincible hero, Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles is terrific. The idea has been explored in depth many times, for example Michael Moorcock’s Eternal Champion. If you want video game violence, just watch John Wick or Highlander again. This was joyless, leaden, and for long stretches a drag to read. A few interesting ideas? But, not worth it imho.