I read the Aaronovitch too (US title: Midnight Riot), and it was okay. Yeah, I'd been kinda hoping for more than okay, but it never got there. And I'm a sucker for the elements you listed PLUS a novel where the city is a character (or multiple characters, as it was here). Ah well.
For Among Others, I think it appeals best to people closer to Walton in age and/or who have read many of those same books in adolescence. That's my anecdotal take, at least.
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Date: 2014-04-11 08:15 am (UTC)For Among Others, I think it appeals best to people closer to Walton in age and/or who have read many of those same books in adolescence. That's my anecdotal take, at least.