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China Mi

RichardSRichardS
edited June 2009 in - Reading
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/05/26/china-mieville-on-crime-novels/

Interesting piece. I've just begun his new novel 'The City and the City' and it's not bad. Not bad at all.

Comments

  • ClaudiaClaudia
    That was interesting, thanks for posting the link.
  • StirlingStirling
    I agree with him.

    This is why I've stopped reading 'genre' fiction, especially crime. I'm so bored with reading the same book (different author, different title) everytime I pick up a book.
  • RichardSRichardS
    You might like his new novel, Stirling. It's crime fiction but with a weird twist. Two cities inhabiting the same geographical space but still remaining separate. An interesting idea.
  • StirlingStirling
    I'll have a look in Waterstone's tomorrow.

    As I've been writing my crime novel, something has been niggling me as 'impossible.' I think he has put his finger on it; it's the construction of the riddle itself. Maybe why I've been drawn to a more character driven story than is 'normal' in crime fiction.
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