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lydiacox's review
adventurous
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
phettberg's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
termith's review against another edition
4.0
Очень неплохо. Спокойное в первых двух третях повествование вдруг взрывается брошенной гранатой, превращаясь в что-то похожее на фильм "Я плюю на ваши могилы". Классический, на мой взгляд, Бэнкс - несколько уровней повествования, интересные герои. А уж описание панической атаки при аэрофобии меня и вовсе покорило. Описано один в один с тем, как это на самом деле бывает - со мной случалось.
Очень качественный боевик.
Очень качественный боевик.
steeluloid's review against another edition
3.0
Not sure what it was about Banks, but I can’t work out whether he was an absurdist or a nihilist. I don’t imagine he had toys for long before they were mangled beyond recognition.
ianbanks's review against another edition
4.0
A divisive novel, cited by the author as his least favourite book. It’s densely written, filled with symbolism and depth and also ridiculously violent in its third act. I’ve always appreciated it more for what it is than what it does.
krishan's review
dark
reflective
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
nigelbrown's review against another edition
4.0
Bit too off the wall for me to be a five star,( that’s a first) also, being one of his earlier books it reads like historical fiction, eighties being an era of Central American political lunacy.(not much change really) Still one of my top five authors, just not his best.
minsies's review against another edition
1.0
(Dug review out of the depths of LiveJournal.)
[This] is great if you like enough gruesome things happening to a person that she turns into a ninja. Rape as a plot device to turn your character into a bionic protagonist is not exactly on my list of clever author tricks.
[This] is great if you like enough gruesome things happening to a person that she turns into a ninja. Rape as a plot device to turn your character into a bionic protagonist is not exactly on my list of clever author tricks.
ir85's review against another edition
4.0
If you think Banks' SF can be dark, cynical and end in a downer, try reading his "mainstream" fiction. Like Canal Dreams, for example :D