Stuck on page 20. Addiction levels 0. Sputtering start-off, and I've got a thing against feeling that I'm struggling through a book. It's not difficult or complex so far, but very very putdownable. I'm sorta waiting to see if Dalziel might show up to shake things up.
Maybe it's the hype. See, I haven't read any Miéville before. Maybe he's some sort of acquired taste. Maybe I need to read his other books to get into this one, like being initiated into a cult. Anyways, decided to read other books and figure somewhere along the line I'll give C&C a second chance.
N.B. even if on that second chance the book remains a dud to me, I should add it will be in illustrious company, together with The Hobbit, and New Grubstreet (required reading for English Lit at university. The struggle left me traumatised.)
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