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This is taking far too long to read. Not a fault of the book but rather that I have been reading the Empire of a Vampire trilogy at the same time.
I am finding the book strangely compelling despite the complex world of New Crobuzon and the extensive use of uncommon words. I fear though that once again this will have to make way for the final installment of Jay Kristoff's Vampire trilogy.

"WHO KNEW BEING A HEARTLESS KILLING MACHINE WOULD PRESENT SO MANY MORAL DILEMMAS?"

Just making a start on book three of The Murderbot Diaries. Loved the first two books in the series and can't wait to find out what happens next.

Part Two finished. The pace really doesn't seem to have picked up. Most of the subject matter seems to be of little consequence, yet all the while there are references to what happens later on after Kathy, Ruth and Tommy leave the Cottages. Perhaps the story is deliberately ordinary on the surface?

Part One completed. The story feels a bit slow at the moment, but I guess it's written to feel quite ordinary in contrast to the horrors to come?

I can't believe that I'm already over a quarter of the way through this mammoth book. Maybe I've landed on the book to get my reading mojo back?
I'm not sure what I expected, but the character development is great and the way that Ken Follett weaves their stories together is what makes this a book that is difficult to put down.