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To say this book starts out slow is a bit of an understatement. Mieville is very much in love with the city of New Crobuzon, and he desperately wants you to love it as much as he does. That said, this is one of the richest, most beautifully crafted settings I think I have ever read. The characters are also well written, and while not always likeable, they are always believable, and very intelligent, with very plausible motivations and reactions. The non-humans (I forget the author's term for them,) are both imaginative and solid, with histories, sociologies, and evolutions all unique to their races. Mieville does not stint for lack of imagination or talent. The main antagonist is the stuff of nightmares, and unlike many authors, his horror does not disappoint - it is chilling in concept and in execution. Very good book. Gritty, dark, and not always pleasant, but very good.

The only book I've ever had to take notes on while reading. This epic story took me one year (and five attempts) to complete. Was it worth it? I'll state right here and now that I firmly believe this to be the grandest story in all of fantasy literature, period. I've never been so swept away by imagery as with the grand vistas Prof. Tolkien's prose conjured in my imagination. Less a novel than an epic history, The Silmarillion read like the Bible. This one's meaty, and I could only take so much at a time. Much like a fine wine, it is to be savored.

Freshman author Daniel Chamberlayne discuss his 16 years experiences growing up as a Jehovah Witness and attending the Kingdom Hall in Hollis, Queens, New York Daniel discusses all his activities in the kingdom hall and what led up to getting baptized with no choice of his own and what led up to getting "disfellowshipped' and "shunned" from the organization and how is Daniel living now since his departure of the Jehovah Witnesses in 1990.

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