756 reviews for:

Use of Weapons

Iain M. Banks

4.04 AVERAGE

gleizer's review against another edition

1.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chrisam's review against another edition

4.0

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One of the much-missed Banks's best novels in my view. Full of action and also entertaining characterisation. Rereading this with particular attention to the binary structure (one story going forwards, and another going backwards, meeting at the start of the book).

lemonielemonie's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hubydweyer's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

archaeolaird's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ldoherty669's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

drstevoooo's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jayrude's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

monsterburgee's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

woiiwod's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No