natashak1's Reviews (265)

Quick trashy read. Admittedly started off quite strong but the ending was quite messy and felt not very well thought out. Not the worst police thriller I've ever read but it's certainly nothing special either.

Honestly there seems to be a lot of mixed feelings about this and I really get it. That said, while it isn't my sort of thing, I also think this book is incredibly well crafted and contrary to a lot of other people I do think it will age well. Think time capsule rather than dating itself. There is some risk of losing the audience with so many character, but the book is more than long enough to let you grow familiar with them all and genuinely feel (positive or negative) for them and have strong opinions on what happens to each of them.
Not my thing, but I can still clearly see that its a fantastic piece of storytelling.

I don't think I'll every be a huge fan of the serialised style, but you can very much see how this influenced everything that came after it. The stories in this one flow together well too, and it balances the magical and the realism nicely. Sweet and a fun read but not something particularly standout for me

Honestly I really struggled with the start of this and it felt quite male-gaze-y. But (and this is very much me giving the author the benefit of the doubt) I felt that the style of writing evolved a bit through the book and the male-gaze-y stuff could have been an intentional thing given the character context at the start of the book. 
Other than that, I did feel the style didn't have any particular personality behind it, but I did very much enjoy the folk horror side of the story and the plot felt very coherent. Definitely not bad, just not great either. 

More philosophy than fiction, or maybe not quite either. Sort of poetry in prose maybe. 200 pages of reflection on humanity written beautifully. Not something you'd expect to be a huge commercial success but definitely worth reading if you have the patience for something without any real plot. I loved it, anyway.

Somehow haven't read this collection yet and it is my favourite by far. Five eleven ninety nine is just brilliant but there are a lot of poems in there I'll be revisiting. 
Definitely a style that feels less refined? Or maybe is more obvious in its influences? But I actually quite liked some of the less Armitage-y bits

Adored Ironopolis and though this was very different it was also still utterly compelling and brilliant in its own way. Also felt like there was clear maturing of the style and the inclusion of some more political/social themes in a way I felt was balanced just right with the story.