• drhoopoe@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    I’d have to say China Mieville’s Perdido Street Station.

    I’ve been trying to get into the first Gormenghast book and finding it difficult to get into the swing of. Does it get any easier as you go?

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      1 year ago

      I wouldn’t say it gets easier but if you’re like me and love fantasy settings but hate magic as a cure-all, it gets more engaging and interesting as you start to realize that maybe the castle itself is a central character and the fantasy comes from the fantastical massiveness of it all, when so few people live in it.

      Also, the third book is where it really takes off in my opinion, and also where the sci-fi elements come in.