Lungdon

Lungdon by Edward Carey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This review was bumped up to 4 stars for the whole series. As the wrap-up to the Iremonger trilogy, I felt it wrapped up satisfactorily. I admit some of the beginning was a bit troubling, as Clod manifests his anger and hostility, which seemed out of character--though I suppose it shows how power can change a person. Luckily, Lucy remains her irrepressible self and the queen even makes an appearance. Everything is explained and a happy ending for all involved (mostly). Original, fun series with deep themes about capitalism, class, and the things we are willing to do to have more stuff than someone else--do we ultimately let objects control us?

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We're what you might call walking lampposts, living breathing lampposts.

When do you stop being a person, I wondered, and be stamped as something else?

They've been objectified.