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King Rat by China MiƩville

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challenging dark funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It's MiƩville, so of course there's some socialism in there. Love it. All power to the
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It's heavy, it's dark, it's a reimagining of the Pied Piper for the 21st century. Some extremely gross scenes that turned my stomach and plenty  of graphic violence but also glorious writing and characters. The descriptions of the music scene were spot on. And I laughed out loud at the epilogue!

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