AdamMoe2023 reviewed Three moments of an explosion by China Miéville
Uneven, But Worth the Time
3 stars
This is an incredibly strange collection, filled with bizarre ideas and twists. What it lacked (and this is so common in collections) was consistency. I’ll be honest, I almost gave up after the first couple of pieces. I didn’t care at all for the title piece, and worried that the stories wouldn’t improve.
Happily, I was wrong. There were several that will stick with me for quite some time. I made a pact with myself that, if I wasn’t feeling a story after the first several pages, I could skip it and move ahead. In so doing, I discovered that about half of the stories didn’t catch me. The half that did, however, were worth the effort.
I would recommend reading this collection, but only when you are able to fully concentrate and take the time to unwrap the strange gifts inside at your own pace. And it’s ok to …
This is an incredibly strange collection, filled with bizarre ideas and twists. What it lacked (and this is so common in collections) was consistency. I’ll be honest, I almost gave up after the first couple of pieces. I didn’t care at all for the title piece, and worried that the stories wouldn’t improve.
Happily, I was wrong. There were several that will stick with me for quite some time. I made a pact with myself that, if I wasn’t feeling a story after the first several pages, I could skip it and move ahead. In so doing, I discovered that about half of the stories didn’t catch me. The half that did, however, were worth the effort.
I would recommend reading this collection, but only when you are able to fully concentrate and take the time to unwrap the strange gifts inside at your own pace. And it’s ok to skip stories you aren’t feeling. I promise that any fan of weird fiction will find something to provoke inside.