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"spam the "serious" readers, slam the ideas' feeders.
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Shame-less-ly mock the conventional fame.
Sham journey runs surreally goddam.
diesel, metal, wind sails,
lives powered in sea of rails;
only a few shorelines and islands stand firm;
belo..."
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"Mieville is incredibly creative. This novel is obviously imitative of Moby Dick--except with trains instead of ships and moles instead of whales. And it is so much more. Great characters and an incredibly imagined and diverse world. I have t..."
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"Railsea is another highly inventive world from Mieville. If you like his writing and you like steampunk, what's not to like? I was completely tickled by the parallels to a certain ultra-famous novel. I found the plot twists surprising at every tur..."
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In a technological civilization, people remain insecure and look to the government for protection, sacrificing their creativity and independence in exchange. A copper tycoon and an inventor reject this philosophy and fight for the individual.
Exploration of a classic including a chronology of the author's life, historical content of the work, and its critical reception.
