Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks

Use of Weapons

Culture #3

Iain M. Banks

368 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
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Cheradenine is an ex-special circumstance agent who had been raised to eminence by a woman named Diziet. Skaffen-Amtiskaw, the drone, had saved her life and it believes Cheradenine to be a burnt-out case. But not even its machine intelligence can ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,016 reviews

Moods

dark 85%
adventurous 74%
challenging 51%
mysterious 37%
emotional 32%
sad 29%
reflective 28%
tense 26%
funny 11%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 35%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 54% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 51% | No: 36% | Yes: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 51% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2%

Average rating

4.03

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