of course you are
I'd temporarily forgotten.

I find Donaldson's stuff odd. The Gap Series are great, but I find it really hard to read the Thomas Covenant stuff, I find it drags, and Covenant himself is frustratingly dull and irritating. I know he is meant to be the way he is, but it doesn't mean I enjoy reading it.

Banks has some flawed characters, but generally speaking they are still likeable, or at least enjoyable to read about.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:52, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I will definitely have a read then
I got the Wasp Factory as a free ebook. I was reading it at about 3 in the morning, when I got to the bit about the flies under the skullcap. Made me feel actually sick, which was an achievement.

Not a big Donaldson fan though Thomas Covenant was all right. How's Twelve?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:55, Reply)

that bit is pretty stomach turning
give Donaldson's Gap series a go if you haven't already. It's his best stuff in my opinion.

I've literally just started Twelve, so only read about 4 or 5 pages. It starts off with a folk tale about a town plagued by rats which was quite interesting.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:57, Reply)

I like the sound of the whole thing
let me know if it is good. Oh yeah I finally read The TimeTraveller's Wife as well
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 11:01, Reply)

will do
I haven't read that. how did you find it?

can't remember if my mrs liked it or not...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 11:02, Reply)

mediocre
I thought it was brilliantly constructed in terms of tying up ends and keeping the timeline in order. But the plot itself was cliched nonsense, and the explanation given for his timetravelling was that he had a genetic disorder which was so rubbish an idea.

Though the timetraveller did try having sex with himself
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 11:04, Reply)