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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
At about 1/3 of the way through, I just can't stomach more of this meandering, pointless plot with a main character who invites many questions but answers very few of them. I was persevering, hoping that at some point the plot might become more than a series of "out of the frying pan and into the fire" situations, but alas the Cannibal Cultists were the final, unnecessary straw. Not only do I feel they added little to the story, but the grotesque imagery feels out of place in Iain Banks non-horror works. I'm shelving this now, and moving on to something better I hope...
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Amongst weakest of Culture books yet still a good book. It's not amazing like Player of Games or Excess, yet it's not mediocre... It's good. There are some stuff in there that may seem unnecessary out of context but I think this book sets up and is important background for other, better Culture books.
This book sets up a lot of what Culture actually is, in good, neutral and bad.
This book sets up a lot of what Culture actually is, in good, neutral and bad.
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Interesting word but did little to pull me in. Protagonist was meh. Hmm.
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes