Un Lun Dun : China Mieville and New Weird?

After sucking down Un Lun Dun by China Mieville last night, I remembered why Young Adult fiction was so cool. A lot of YA sci fi lit just doesnt go far enough... i recall books by British authors that had kids trapping and eating rabbits in evil totalitarian science fiction states, and another about a horrible blood disease that decimates the world. Which is why Un Lun Dun was so excellent, plus pics were nice, though I prefer my reads unillustrated. Even though theres a lot of controversy over the New Weird label, its a pointless arguement. The book is what it is, Mievilles flowery baroque language in a complicated plot with demented characters. Not a big fan of such dandyist stylization, I think the YA format actually helped Mieville narrow and strip the language down a bit, which made it one of my favorite of his so far.