Perdido Street Station

My first Mieville was The City & the City and I, unusually for me, often think about it. Not so much for the plot but the for the rather remarkabe atmosphere the author was able to create. I probably wanted to love Perdidido StreeT station more than i did but too many times i found myself lost in the narrative and although the writing is sumptuous I had trouble keeping my barings. That is a reflection on me, not the book.