LRC Book Critic Book Review - Un Lun Dun by China Mieville

Accelerated Reader Book Level: 4.3 

This book is written by China Mieville. So you might be wondering what ‘Unlondon’ is, well it’s where all the lost and broken things in London end up in... This book is about a girl called Deeba who accidentally travels to the Unlondon and tries to help the people there defeat the SMOG….

The reason this book is so interesting is because it is unlike other books, she isn’t the chosen one, her friend is! Deeba doubts if she really can defeat the Smog (smoke and fog) but she tries anyway because she is Unlondon’s only hope. Though her journey she loses a couple of loyal friends but finds her courage in the end. My favorite character is Hemi. Hemi is a half – ghost boy, but don’t be alarmed he doesn’t take peoples souls (unless you took his first), the reason he is my favorite character is because at first when Deeba asked him for help, he was reluctant but eventually went with her because she paid him. In the end, he cared less about money and hoped that he would see Deeba again.

In addition, my favorite part of the book is when Deeba fixed broken UNbrellas to create ‘Rebrellas’, this helped her escape from the Smog and eventually defeat him- and I really like the idea of BINJAS.  On the other hand, my least favorite part is when Deeba is chased by the giraffe because they the picture shown of the giraffe looks gruesome, but in the end she was saved by Hemi…