![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If one were to make one of those word cloud thingies from BSC, I’m certain that “blood” and “shit” would be front and center. Joe Abercrombie’s Best Served Cold gave me the same sensation, albeit with a different focus. For all its cast of entertaining characters, for me the star of the book was New Crobuzon’s overwhelming aura of dingy decay, filth, and muck. My favorite aspect of PSS was Mieville’s relentless use of language to impart an overwhelming feeling of grime. I’m going to start my review of Best Served Cold by talking very briefly about another of my favorite books, China Mieville’s Perdido Street Station. ![]()
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