Three Moments of an Explosion
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Average rating3.3
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Ratings10
Average rating3.3
A provocative new collection of short stories by the New York Times best-selling and Hugo Award-winning author of Kraken explores a range of styles and forms to explore an alternate universe where nature provocatively renders the human race an endangered species.
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I really enjoy China Miéville, but this is the first of his short stories I've ever read. The collection definitely veered further into horror than I expected. The writing is exquisite, but do not attempt if you are at all squeamish. It reads as an exploration of the weird, of little details and urban legends and bits of dream turned into explorations of our world, our bodies, our relationships. I think that “The Design” will stick with me for a long time, one of the most macabre and most subtle romances I've ever read.
I'd say it's different from the other Miéville works I've read, but also each story is so different from each other story.
