Mieville's thoughts...

[Nerwen]

See, this is getting complicated. There's what writers say, and there's what readers think they said, and there's what readers think they should have said, and there's what readers think other readers think, or should think, about what writers say, or should have said– quite a head-ache recipe.

Originally Posted by tumhalad

But from Mieville's point of view we are complicit in an immoral way. The act of reading a book with questionable morals is thus an act of political immorality.

Again, how much of this is Miéville now, and how much are you reading into it, based (perhaps) on your own thoughts on the ethics of reading, or something?

EDIT:X'd.