Finished reading: Kraken by China Miéville 📚

Belated review of this one from the spring:

Once it got its hooks/tentacles into me, I found it a pretty heady, exhilarating, and entertaining ride. Miéville really delights in getting a whole bunch of plots and arcs going spinning at once, and I shared the delight, for the most part, although it feels like it starts to almost come apart under its own weight towards the end, as it feels like there is no centre to hold.

Similarly, I’m not sure that character development is Miéville’s strongest facet, which is a shame because there are some really intriguing ones in this book. I think I had similar feels after reading their Embassytown a while back, so perhaps this is just their jam.

But wishes aside, it’s a fast-paced brew of metaphysically-curious fantasy, flecked through with horror and comedy, plenty to like here: 7/8 octopus arms.