It's pretty good I think
I think it's a good combination of his sci fi stuff which I like and his real fiction stuff, which has been pretty crap since The Crow Road.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 13:19, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Crow Road
before or after Dead Air and Complicity? because I quite like those. And Espedair Street. That is excellent.

I've been rereading some sci fi, Excession is outstandingly good and Consider Phlebas as well.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 13:21, Reply)

I like all his Culture sci-fi novels
The Wasp Factory is blooming brilliant.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 13:22, Reply)

glad to hear it
I heard some condemnation of Look to Windward the other day, which I did not appreciate.

The Wasp Factory is great. I think Espedair Street is my favourite due to reading it at the time of my emerging love of the sort of music it is sort of about.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 13:24, Reply)

I really liked Complicity. This one is good. I'm not in to sci-fi so haven't read any of the Iain M Banks titles
Didn't enjoy Espedair St that much first time around but I may give it another go.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 13:23, Reply)

The film of Complicity isn't too bad
the series of the Crow Road is pretty good too. By which I mean it has tits in it.

I need to get Transition.

Most of his sci fi isn't quite like other peoples. I'd recommend reading the Player of Games.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 13:26, Reply)

I thought the Player of Games
was one of his least impressive books. It was well written, but the story was quite clichéd. I much preferred Use of Weapons.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 13:28, Reply)

it was the first I read
and I really liked the way he described the games and stuff.

I don't really care for Use of Weapons, but I don't really know why, as I know a lot of people really rate it. You and my bro for example, who are both fans of his work.

It's unusual, but I think I don't like it because I like the characters and don't like what happens to them.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 13:33, Reply)

I will try Player of Games ta.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 13:29, Reply)