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Iain Banks
198 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385418140
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Hisako Onoda, world famous cellist, refuses to fly. And so she travels to Europe as a passenger on a tanker bound through the Panama Canal. By the end of her journey she had ignited one soldier with an oxy-acetylene torch, stabbed another through ...
Community Reviews Summary of 264 reviews
Moods
tense 77%
adventurous 44%
emotional 33%
mysterious 33%
reflective 22%
challenging 11%
sad 11%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Average rating
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Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence—
Iain Banks
198 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385418140
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Hisako Onoda, world famous cellist, refuses to fly. And so she travels to Europe as a passenger on a tanker bound through the Panama Canal. By the end of her journey she had ignited one soldier with an oxy-acetylene torch, stabbed another through ...
Community Reviews Summary of 264 reviews
Moods
tense 77%
adventurous 44%
emotional 33%
mysterious 33%
reflective 22%
challenging 11%
sad 11%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence