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When you receive a very strange slug, which you can’t identify, with apparent empathic powers that subsists only on a very powerfully psychoactive drug? Do. NOT. Feed. It! Like, bro, what a dumb idea he’s gonna get eaten, I swear.
And the lore drops are so INTERESTING but very, intentionally crumb-like? Like, tell me more about this genocide of the khepri no one remembers about????
— Mar 01, 2026 02:07PM
And the lore drops are so INTERESTING but very, intentionally crumb-like? Like, tell me more about this genocide of the khepri no one remembers about????
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Dylan
is on page 149 of 710
Yes, yes I get that the relationships are importsnt and profound to the story — and I see the web being woven. But also? A little soapy with the romance arc? Like, yes it adds some stake and profundity and a little more oomf to what I can already assume will be a vicious murder or other catalyst. Or maybe not; who knows lol!
— Feb 28, 2026 10:19AM
Dylan
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I… reallyyyyy like this prose! It is dense, but incredibly rich. Mieville paints the epic, vile sprawl of New Crobuzon in all five senses, and with a vocabulary that puts most modern authors to shame. Though, admittedly, palimpsest has appeared more frequently that strictly necessary…
In Dylan speak: big words good! This guy has seen some stuff, no doubt. Also story is good so haha that too
— Feb 24, 2026 05:53PM
In Dylan speak: big words good! This guy has seen some stuff, no doubt. Also story is good so haha that too
Dylan
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I was right. Weird vibes off the bat! Behold the khepri! Humans with a beetle for a head. Classic, definitely not the expectation I had going into thispolluted hellscape of a world. Also? The three rivers are named Tar, Gross Tar, and Canker. Healthy ecosystems all, I’m sure. Definitely going to keep reading.
— Feb 22, 2026 02:57PM
